Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism
The Violence in Gujarat
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 12 July 2007
- ISBN 9780521683692
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages232 pages
- Size 230x154x14 mm
- Weight 380 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 1 map 0
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Short description:
An examination of the rise of Hindu nationalism in India.
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Belligerent Hindu nationalism, accompanied by recurring communal violence between Hindus and Muslims, has become a compelling force in Indian politics over the last two decades. Ornit Shani's book examines the rise of Hindu nationalism, asking why distinct groups of Hindus, deeply divided by caste, mobilised on the basis of unitary Hindu nationalism, and why the Hindu nationalist rhetoric about the threat of the impoverished Muslim minority was so persuasive to the Hindu majority. Using evidence from communal violence in Gujarat, Shani argues that the growth of communalism was not simply a result of Hindu-Muslim antagonisms, but was driven by intensifying tensions among Hindus, nurtured by changes in the relations between castes and associated state policies. These, in turn, were frequently displaced onto Muslims, thus enabling caste conflicts to develop and deepen communal rivalries. The book offers a challenge to previous scholarship on the rise of communalism, which will be welcomed by students and professionals.
'This is exactly the kind of sophisticated study we need at this juncture in the development of scholarly literature on the Hindu nationalist movement, and its relationship to other seismic shifts in contemporary Indian democracy.' India Review
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Part I. The Background: 1. Setting the scene; 2. The politics and discourse of reservations and caste; Part II. The 1985 Ahmedabad Riots: The historical conjunction between caste and communalism; Outlining the riots - the plot; 3. The official account; 4. The 'living-text', or, the riots within the riot; Part III. The Making of Ethnohinduism: 5. The making of ethnohinduism: from the politics of redistribution to the politics of recognition; 6. The role of violence in ethnic politics; Bibliography.
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