02796cam a2200589Mi 4500 ocn700686925 OCoLC 20200709055322.0 m d cr |n| 110205s2001 nju o 000 0 eng d MERUC eng MERUC EBLCP OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ N$T 9781400823055 (electronic bk.) 1400823056 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)700686925 350016 (N$T) BL1215.P65H36 1999 POL 015000 bisacsh REL 032000 bisacsh 294.5/5/0954 324.254082 N$TA Hansen, Thomas Blom. The Saffron Wave [electronic resource] : Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001. 1 online resource (300 p.) Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents. The rise of strong nationalist and religious movements in postcolonial and newly democratic countries alarms many Western observers. In The Saffron Wave, Thomas Hansen turns our attention to recent events in the world's largest democracy, India. Here he analyzes Indian receptivity to the right-wing Hindu nationalist party and its political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claims to create a polity based on "ancient" Hindu culture. Rather than interpreting Hindu nationalism as a mainly religious phenomenon, or a strictly political movement, Hansen places the BJP within the context. Description based on print version record. 1977- Hinduism and politics. Hinduism. India. Nationalism. Politics and government. Religious aspects. Political Science. Religion. Hinduism and politics India. Nationalism Religious aspects Hinduism. India Politics and government 1977- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties bisacsh RELIGION / Hinduism / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hansen, Thomas Blom Saffron Wave : Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2001 9780691006710 Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=537679 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=350016 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL537679 YBP Library Services YANK 3000729 EBSCOhost EBSC 350016 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50118 50118