On the political rise of Ahirs in north India.
On the political rise of Ahirs in north India
On the political rise of Ahirs in north India.
On the political rise of Ahirs in North India.
On the political rise of Ahirs in north India.
On the political rise of Ahirs in north India.
Critical Studies in Politics is a collection of essays that redefines the discipline of political science by bringing into view objects of study not usually visible to the discipline. The volume is divided into four broadintersecting sections. The question of constructions of se…
"This volume examines the phenomenon of contemporary Hindu nationalism or "new Hindutva" that is presently the dominant ideological and political-electoral formation in India. There is a rich body of work on Hindu nationalism, but its main focus is on an earlier moment of insurg…
Within a scant eighteen-month span, India held two national elections. The first, in November 1989, witnessed the political demise of Rajiv Ghandi and the precipitous decline of his Congress Party. The second, in May 1991, witnessed his assassination at the hands of Tamil Tiger …
This book argues that in times of crises, Nehruvian secular-nationalism has shown itself to be fundamentally Hindu in its latent assumptions. Its quest for a national culture has led it to produce the dominant culture as the norm and so marginalise minority cultures.
"The book takes a closer look at the phenomenon of the 'opportunism' of minority cultures - in the Indian context, the Dalit and the Muslim - and suggests that this might be the consequence of nationalism itself, especially of postcolonial nationalisms. For it is nationalism, in…
