Paul R. Brass is Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has published fifteen books and numerous articles on comparative and South Asian politics, ethnic politics, and collective violence. His work has been based on extensive field research in India during many visits since 1961. His most recent books are The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India (2003); Theft of an Idol: Text and Context in the Representation of Collective Violence (1997); Riots and Pogroms (1996); and The Politics of India Since Independence, 2nd ed. (1994).
Thomas Burton Bottomore, usually known as Tom Bottomore and published as T.B. Bottomore, was a British Marxist sociologist. Bottomore was Secretary of the International Sociological Association from 1
Joydeep Baruah is Assistant Professor at OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati. His current research interests include regional development, political economy, human development
Ishwar Dayal Gaur is Professor of History at the Multi-Disciplinary Research Centre, Department of Evening Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh. His research pertains to Panjab history, culture,
