An examination of the politics of representation in Hindu nationalism.
'Empowering Visions' explores the role of images and mass media in the Hindu nationalist movement dominating politics in contemporary India.
'Empowering Visions' explores the role of images and mass media in the Hindu nationalist movement dominating politics in contemporary India.
A study of the Hindu nationalist phenomenon, exploring the movement's use of religious symbolism and popular iconography, thereby combining anthropology and political history. It looks at the RSS, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the BJP and the VHP.
This is a detailed account of the Hindu nationalist movement in India since the 1920s exploring how rapid changes in the political, social, and economic climate have made India fertile soil for the growth of the primary arm of Hindu nationalism, a paramilitary-style group known …
This is a detailed account of the Hindu nationalist movement in India since the 1920s exploring how rapid changes in the political, social, and economic climate have made India fertile soil for the growth of the primary arm of Hindu nationalism, a paramilitary-style group known …
Contributed articles on Hindus in India, in relation to other religious communities, chiefly Muslims.
Contributed articles on Hindus in India, in relation to other religious communities, chiefly Muslims.
"Carving Blocs looks at communalism as it developed in Bengal in the early part of the twentieth century. It examines communalism as an organized ideology, saturated in mentalities and acts of violence." "Looking at the interaction of events and representational strategies, the …
Using first-person accounts of Hindus and Muslims in a remote Bangladeshi village, the author analyzes a large-scale riot that profoundly altered life in the area in the 1950s. She provides a glimpse into the hearts and minds of the participants and their families.
Whereas previous studies of the end of British rule in India have concentrated on the negotiations of the transfer of power at the all-India level or have considered the emergence of separatist politics amongst India's Muslim minorities, this study provides a re-evaluation of th…