Saffron republic: Hindu nationalism and state power in India

This volume examines the phenomenon of contemporary Hindu nationalism or 'new Hindutva' that is presently the dominant ideological and political-electoral formation in India. There is a rich body of work on Hindu nationalism, but its main focus is on an earlier moment of insurgent movement...

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Other Authors: Hansen, Thomas Blom 1958- (Editor), Roy, Srirupa 1969- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
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Summary:This volume examines the phenomenon of contemporary Hindu nationalism or 'new Hindutva' that is presently the dominant ideological and political-electoral formation in India. There is a rich body of work on Hindu nationalism, but its main focus is on an earlier moment of insurgent movement politics in the 1980s and 1990s. In contrast, new Hindutva is a governmental formation that converges with wider global currents and enjoys mainstream acceptance. To understand these new political forms and their implications for democratic futures, a fresh set of reflections is in order. This book approaches contemporary Hindutva as an example of a democratic authoritarianism or an authoritarian populism, a politics that simultaneously advances and violates ideas and practices of popular and constitutional democracy
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 318 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009118873
DOI:10.1017/9781009118873

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