This book brings together three of Ashis Nandy's most significant works--At the Edge of Psychology, The Intimate Enemy, and Creating a Nationality (co-authored with Shikha Trivedy, Shail Mayaram, and Achyut Yagnik). It is essential reading for social and political scientists, an…
"This is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a defining period in India's recent past - the attainment of independence and the simultaneous division of the subcontinent. Exploring the interplay of imperial, national and communal forces during the freedom movement. Sucheta M…
"This is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a defining period in India's recent past - the attainment of independence and the simultaneous division of the subcontinent. Exploring the interplay of imperial, national and communal forces during the freedom movement. Sucheta M…
Pt. 1. Mobilizing Hindutva -- pt. 2. Genealogies of Hindu and Muslim -- pt. 3. Community and conflict.
"Written in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition, Making India Hindu brings together the work of eminent scholars to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on communalism in India." "With an in-depth introduction and a new Preface, these essays show how Hindutva's spre…