| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 302 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 11 |
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Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 11.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Congress and the Hindu nation: symbols, rhetoric and action; 3 Muslims, mass movements and untouchable uplift; 4 The Aryan Congress: history, youth and the 'Hindu race'; 5 Congress radicals and Hindu militancy; 6 Congress 'Raj', riots and Muslim mass contact; 7 Congress, Pakistan and volunteer militarism; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
William Gould explores the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and political language. Using an array of historical sources, he demonstrates how Hindu nationalist ideology affected the secularist Congress in Uttar Pradesh on the eve of Independence, and how these ideologies fostered tensions between Hindus and Muslims |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-286) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Indian National Congress.
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| SUBJECT |
Indian National Congress fast |
| Subject |
Secularism -- India
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Nationalism -- India.
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Religion and politics -- India
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism.
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Nationalism
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Religion and politics
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Secularism
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Hindoeïsme.
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Nationalisme.
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Indian National Congress.
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India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003065618 |
| ISBN |
051119384X |
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9780511193842 |
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0521830613 |
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9780521830614 |
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0511195915 |
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9780511195914 |
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9780511497391 |
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0511497393 |
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9786610477838 |
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6610477833 |
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9781107148215 |
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9781280477836 |
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0511314264 |
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9780511314261 |
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9780521172202 |
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0521172209 |
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