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Hansen, Thomas Blom.

The Saffron Wave : Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (300 pages)

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The rise of strong nationalist and religious movements in postcolonial and newly democratic countries alarms many Western observers. In The Saffron Wave, Thomas Hansen turns our attention to recent events in the world's largest democracy, India. Here he analyzes Indian receptivity to the right-wing Hindu nationalist party and its political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claims to create a polity based on "ancient" Hindu culture. Rather than interpreting Hindu nationalism as a mainly religious phenomenon, or a strictly political movement, Hansen places the BJP within the context.

ISBN: 9781400823055 1400823056 1282457853 9781282457850

Source: 22573/cttx9hv JSTOR

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Since 1977

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hinduism and politics--India.
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism.
Hindouisme et politique--Inde.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Parties.
RELIGION--Hinduism--General.
Hinduism and politics
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism
Politics and government

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Politics and government--1977-
India

LC Class. No.: BL1215.P65H36 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 294.5/5/0954 324.254082