Hindu nationalism in India and the politics of fear
The representation of the Muslims as threatening to India's body politic is central to the Hindu nationalist project of organizing a political movement and normalizing anti-minority violence. Adopting a critical ethnographic approach, this book identifies the poetics and politics of fear and vi...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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The representation of the Muslims as threatening to India's body politic is central to the Hindu nationalist project of organizing a political movement and normalizing anti-minority violence. Adopting a critical ethnographic approach, this book identifies the poetics and politics of fear and violence engendered within Hindu nationalism. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230603851, 2011. |
Carrier Form: | 208 p. |
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9780230603851 9780230339545 : 0230339549 : |
CLC: | D735.163 |
Contents: | Hindu Nationalism in India Hindu Nation Under Siege Pornosexualising 'the Muslim' The Unawakened India Awakening the Hindu Mind and the Hindu Body The Awakened Hindu India - Ayodhya and Gujarat Politics of Fear Appendix A: Excerpts from Islam X-Rayed, an undated internal manual produced by Rashtra Chetna Prakashan in the name of 'A Board of Experts on Islam'. |