Hindu Nationalism in India and the Politics of Fear

Anand, D.

The representation of the Muslims as threatening to India's body politic is central to the Hindu nationalist project of organizing a political movement and normalizing anti-minority violence. Adopting a critical ethnographic approach, this book identifies the poetics and politics of fear and violence engendered within Hindu nationalism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-10-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230603851

DOI: 10.1057/9780230339545

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 197