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Author by: Christophe Jaffrelot Language: en Publisher by: Penguin Books India Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 46 Total Download: 974 File Size: 42,5 Mb Description: Although The Peaceful, Inward-Looking Doctrine Of The Hindu Religion Hardly Seems To Lend Itself To Endemic Nationalism, A Phenomenal Surge Of Militant Hinduism Has Taken Place Over The Last Ten Years In India. Indeed, The Electoral Success Of The Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp) Has Proven Beyond Doubt That These Forces Now Pose A Significant Threat To India S Secular Character. In A Historically Rich, Detailed Account Of The Hindu Nationalist Movement In India Since The 1920S, Christopher Jaffrelot Explores How Rapid Changes In The Political, Social, And Economic Climate Have Made India Fertile Soil For The Growth Of The Primary Arm Of Hindu Nationalism, A Paramilitary-Style Group Known As The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Rss), Together With Its Political Offshoots. He Shows How The Hindu Movement Uses Religion To Enter The Political Sphere, And Argues That The Ideology They Speak For Has Less To Do With Hindu Philosophy Than With Ethnic Nationalism The Hindu Nationalist Movement And Indian Politics Makes A Major Contribution To The Study Of The Genesis And Development Of Religious Nationalism, And Is Essential Reading For Anyone Who Seeks To Comprehend The Spread Of Endemic Conflict. Author by: Martha NUSSBAUM Language: en Publisher by: Harvard University Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 32 Total Download: 133 File Size: 45,8 Mb Description: While America is focused on religious militancy and terrorism in the Middle East, democracy has been under siege from religious extremism in another critical part of the world. As Nussbaum reveals in this penetrating look at India today, the forces of the Hindu right pose a disturbing threat to its democratic traditions and secular state.

The Brotherhood In Saffron

Nussbaum's long-standing professional relationship with India makes her an excellent guide to its recent history. Author by: Niels Christian Nielsen Language: en Publisher by: SUNY Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 30 Total Download: 110 File Size: 49,7 Mb Description: Fundamentalism is widely feared and its influence is growing in many of the major world faiths. Arising in reaction against modernism, fundamentalism affirms a pre-Enlightenment paradigm in a post-Enlightenment era. The author supports a prediction that fundamentalists will continue to have power in a variety of religions. But their characteristic ahistorical, absolutistic, view will limit their outreach. Author by: Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed Noorani Language: en Publisher by: LeftWord Books Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 83 Total Download: 895 File Size: 53,8 Mb Description: The fascist Rashtriay Swayamsevak Sangh, through its political arm, the Bharatiya Janata Party, is now at the centre of Indian politics.

This poses a grave danger to Indian democracy and secularism.What was the role of the Hindutva forces in the struggle against the British?What links did Gandhiji's killer Nathuram Godse have with the RSS?How did the political arm of the RSS, the Jan Sangh, and its later incarnation, BJP, come into being? Author by: Ullekh NP Language: en Publisher by: Roli Books Private Limited Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 58 Total Download: 709 File Size: 49,7 Mb Description: ‘War Room stands out as an example of real field work and rigorous research Anyone who wants to understand how decisions are made in India should read this brilliant study of the BJP.’ —Dr. Andersen, Author of The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism ‘Ullekh NP has crafted a well-researched and gripping narrative of how the BJP seized the moment in 2014. Its penetrating analysis of the personalities, politics and methods of Modi and Amit Shah makes it a useful resource for answering the major question of India’s near-term political future: Will the BJP in the Modi era realize its ambition of building 2014 to emerge as the dominant party nationwide?’ —Sumantra Bose, Professor of International and Comparative Politics, London School of Economics, Author of Transforming India: Challenges to the World’s largest Democracy ‘Ullekh NP tells the story of Narendra Modi’s campaign to lead the world’s largest democracy. A man “destined to reign on his own terms”, Modi knew that being resilient was more important than being first and fast. Years after War Room is published, people will refer to it as the book that told the story of India’s most spectacular election in May 2014 in all its subtle and magnificent details.’ —Chitra Subramaniam, Award-winning Journalist and Author.

Author by: Anthony Parel Language: en Publisher by: Lexington Books Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 47 Total Download: 282 File Size: 53,8 Mb Description: This volume presents an original account of Mahatma Gandhi's four meanings of freedom: as sovereign national independence, as the political freedom of the individual, as freedom from poverty, and as the capacity for self-rule or spiritual freedom. In this volume, seven leading Gandhi scholars write on these four meanings, engaging the reader in the ongoing debates in the East and the West and contributing to a new comparative political theory.