The Saffron Wave
Hansen, Thomas Blom.
The Saffron Wave Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India. [electronic resource] : - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (300 p.)
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents.
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.
9781400823055 (electronic bk.) 1400823056 (electronic bk.)
1977-
Hinduism and politics.
Hinduism.
India.
Nationalism.
Politics and government.
Religious aspects.
Political Science.
Religion.
Hinduism and politics--India.
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties
RELIGION / Hinduism / General
India--Politics and government--1977-
Electronic books.
BL1215.P65H36 1999
294.5/5/0954 324.254082
The Saffron Wave Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India. [electronic resource] : - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (300 p.)
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents.
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.
9781400823055 (electronic bk.) 1400823056 (electronic bk.)
1977-
Hinduism and politics.
Hinduism.
India.
Nationalism.
Politics and government.
Religious aspects.
Political Science.
Religion.
Hinduism and politics--India.
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties
RELIGION / Hinduism / General
India--Politics and government--1977-
Electronic books.
BL1215.P65H36 1999
294.5/5/0954 324.254082
