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Ornit Shani’s Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat, published by Cambridge University Press, delves into the causes and effects of the frequent communal vehemence between Hindus and Muslims, which have become a persuasive force in Indian politics over the past twenty years. Summary of the Book Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat scrutinizes the growth of communalism. It attempts to find answers to questions like why diverse groups of Hindus are divided by caste as the only difference, why the Hindu nationalist pomposity about the menace from the fundamentally underprivileged Muslim minority is so influential to the Hindu majority and other such questions. Shani delves deep into the communal violence of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as the main source of her inquiries. Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism offers more insight into similar conflicts elsewhere. About Ornit Shani Ornit Shani is an esteemed Indian academician and author. Her objective analysis of some of the most sensitive political conflicts of India has been brought out vividly in her works. She is associated with Cambridge University Press – New Delhi. About Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is a renowned publishing house that develops and publishes high quality textbooks, scholarly works, and academic books for school courses, bilingual dictionaries and also digital materials for both learning and teaching. It is a division of the Cambridge University. Some of the books published under their banner are Advanced English Grammar: A Self Study Reference and Practice Book for Advanced South Asian Students with Answers, Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test, Mining of Massive Datasets, Essential English Grammar: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Elementary Students of English with Answers, and Murphy's English Grammar - A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English with Answers.