The Saffron Wave : Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India.
The rise of strong nationalist and religious movements in postcolonial and newly democratic countries alarms many Western observers. In The Saffron Wave, Thomas Hansen turns our attention to recent events in the world's largest democracy, India. Here he analyzes Indian receptivity to the right-...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2001.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=350016 |
| Summary: | The rise of strong nationalist and religious movements in postcolonial and newly democratic countries alarms many Western observers. In The Saffron Wave, Thomas Hansen turns our attention to recent events in the world's largest democracy, India. Here he analyzes Indian receptivity to the right-wing Hindu nationalist party and its political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claims to create a polity based on "ancient" Hindu culture. Rather than interpreting Hindu nationalism as a mainly religious phenomenon, or a strictly political movement, Hansen places the BJP within the context. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (300 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781400823055 1400823056 1282457853 9781282457850 9780691006710 |