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Title Hindu nationalism : a reader / edited by Christophe Jaffrelot
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 391 pages)
Contents PART 1: INTRODUCTION: THE INVENTION OF AN ETHNIC NATIONALISM -- Introduction: The Invention of an Ethnic Nationalism --- PART 2: THE MAKING AND RESHAPING OF HINDU NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY -- 1. Swami Dayananda Saraswati -- 2. R.B. Lal Chand -- 3. Har Bilas Sarda -- 4. Madan Mohan Malaviya and Lala Lajpat Rai -- 5. Swami Shraddhananda -- 6. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar -- 7. M.S. Golwalkar -- 8. Deendayal Upadhyaya -- 9. Balraj Madhok --- PART 3: HINDU NATIONALIST ISSUES -- 10. The RSS and Politics -- 11. Jammu & Kashmir 12. The National Language -- 13. Conversion and the Arithmetic of Religious Communities -- 14. Reservation and Social Justice -- 15. Education -- 16. Ayodhya, the Babri Masjid, and the Ramjanmabhumi Dispute -- 17. Defence -- 18. Secularism -- 19. The Economy -- 20. The Diaspora and Hindu Nationalism
Summary "Hindu nationalism came to world attention in 1998, when the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won national elections in India. Although the BJP was defeated nationally in 2004, it continues to govern large Indian states, and the movement it represents remains a major force in the world's largest democracy. This book presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj, through the independence period, to the present. Spanning more than 130 years of Indian history and including the writings of both famous and unknown ideologues, this reader reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. Covering such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity in the growing diaspora, this reader will be indispensable for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Indian politics, society, culture, or history."--Book cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-391)
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Subject Hindutva.
Hinduism and politics -- India
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism & Patriotism.
Hinduism and politics
Hindutva
Politics and government
Hindoeïsme.
Nationalisme.
Politieke aspecten.
SUBJECT India -- Politics and government -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064940
India -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064942
Subject India
India.
Form Electronic book
Author Jaffrelot, Christophe.
ISBN 9781400828036
1400828031
1282086642
9781282086647