the face of most narratives of demographic transition) and second, identity politics based on caste and ethnicity (apart from some pockets) has been very conspicuous by its absence in the state, whereas issue-based movements, especially against large development projects, for example, against BALCO in western Odisha and a TATA project in Chilika, have been successful in stalling these projects. The latter point has to be seen in the context of the significant rise of the Other Backward Class (OBC) jātis in a large number of North and South Indian states over the last three decades or so. So, any narrative that tries to capture the upheavals that Odisha has gone through over the last 150 years (that forms the canvas of the picture that At the Margins tries to paint) has to account for both the exceptional nature of Odia society and the many ways in which it fits into the larger patterns of Indian sociality. Whether the book under review does manage to do this is open for debate. The book is beautifully produced and flawlessly edited, but there are quite a large number of scare quotes that sometimes distract from the arguments. There are a couple of factual errors in the book as well; on page 219 of the book, Surendranath Dwivedy is mentioned as a non-Brahmin leader when he is, in fact, a Brahmin. On page 308, it is mentioned that Biju Patnaik established a large textile mill in Chauduar in Ganjam, whereas Chauduar is located in Cuttack district. Despite these reservations, this is an important and necessary book and fills a big gap in the contemporary history of Odisha. It will be useful for students and scholars of Odia politics, and promises to become a landmark and a classic.

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Tabassum Ruhi Khan，超越混合性和原教旨主义：全球化印度新兴的穆斯林身份

面对大多数人口转变的叙述），其次，基于种姓和种族（除了一些口袋）的身份政治在国家中的缺失非常引人注目，而基于问题的运动，尤其是针对大型发展项目的运动，例如, 对抗西奥里萨邦的 BALCO 和奇利卡的 TATA 项目，已经成功地阻止了这些项目。后一点必须在过去三十年左右的大量北印度和南印度邦中其他落后阶级 (OBC) jātis 显着上升的背景下看待。所以，任何试图捕捉奥里萨邦在过去 150 年中所经历的剧变（形成了《边缘地带》试图描绘的画面的画布）的叙述都必须考虑到奥迪亚社会的特殊性质以及它适合印度社会的更大模式。正在审查的书是否确实做到了这一点是有争议的。这本书制作精美，编辑完美无缺，但有相当多的恐吓引述有时会分散论点的注意力。书中也有一些事实错误；在这本书的第 219 页，当 Surendranath Dwivedy 实际上是一个婆罗门时，他被称为非婆罗门领袖。在第 308 页，提到 Biju Patnaik 在 Ganjam 的 Chauduar 建立了一家大型纺织厂，而 Chauduar 位于 Cuttack 区。尽管有这些保留，但这是一本重要且必要的书，填补了奥里萨邦当代历史的一大空白。它将对奥迪亚政治的学生和学者有用，并有望成为里程碑和经典。