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Author Menon, Kalyani Devaki, author

Title Everyday nationalism : women of the Hindu right in India / Kalyani Devaki Menon
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series The ethnography of political violence
Ethnography of political violence.
Contents Everyday histories -- National insecurities -- Violent dharma -- Benevolent Hindus -- Fun, games, and deadly politics -- Acceptable transgressions
Summary This ethnography analyzes the popularity of Hindu nationalism in contemporary India through examining the everyday acts of women activists, finding that women's ability to recruit individuals from a variety of backgrounds and the movement's willingness to accommodate a multiplicity of positions are central to understanding its expansionary power
Analysis "Multi-User"
Notes OldControl:muse9780812202793
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Rashtra Sevika Samiti (Organization)
Rashtra Sevika Samiti (Organization)
Muslims -- India -- Delhi
Hinduism and politics -- India -- Delhi
Nationalism -- India -- Delhi
Hindu women -- Political activity -- India -- Delhi
Hindu women -- India -- Delhi -- Social conditions
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
Hindu women -- Social conditions
Hinduism and politics
Muslims
Nationalism
Politics and government
India -- Politics and government -- 1977-
India
India -- Delhi
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780812202793
0812202791
1283890364
9781283890366
0812222342
9780812222340