Hindu Nationalism in India and the Politics of Fear (Hardcover)

"Hindutva" in India is a chauvinist and majoritarian political ideology that conjures up the image of a peaceful Hindu Self vis-a-vis the threatening minority Other. It is "porno-nationalism" in its obsessive preoccupation with the predatory sexuality of the putative Muslim figure and the dangers to the integrity of the Hindu bodies. The proponents of "Hindutva" mobilize and generate negative stereotypes of Islam and putative Muslims to legitimize violence against actual Muslims living in India. Adopting a critical ethnographic approach, this book investigates myriad ways in which the discourses of culture, insecurity, gender, identity, and violence intersect in Hindu nationalism's reactionary and right-wing politics of fear and imagination.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	D Anand
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	197
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-60385-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
LSN:	0-230-60385-8
Barcode:	9780230603851

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