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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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Main Authors: Anand, Dibyesh
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Hinduism and politics > India
Fear > Political aspects > India
Nationalism > India
Hinduism and politics > History > India
Hinduism > India
Politics and Government
India > Politics and government
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230339545
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230603851, 2011.
Carrier Form: 208 p.
ISBN: 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'.

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