The Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India Hansen, Thomas Blom. creator text Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2001 monographic eng

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1 online resource (300 p.) 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. Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents. 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 RELIGION / Hinduism / General BL1215.P65H36 1999 294.5/5/0954 324.254082 Hansen, Thomas Blom Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2001 9781400823055 (electronic bk.) 1400823056 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=537679 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=350016 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=537679 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=350016 MERUC 110205 20200709055322.0 ocn700686925 eng