UID:
almahu_9949313360702882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 318 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009118873 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Metamorphoses of the political: multidisciplinary approaches
Content:
This volume examines the phenomenon of contemporary Hindu nationalism or 'new Hindutva' that is presently the dominant ideological and political-electoral formation in India. There is a rich body of work on Hindu nationalism, but its main focus is on an earlier moment of insurgent movement politics in the 1980s and 1990s. In contrast, new Hindutva is a governmental formation that converges with wider global currents and enjoys mainstream acceptance. To understand these new political forms and their implications for democratic futures, a fresh set of reflections is in order. This book approaches contemporary Hindutva as an example of a democratic authoritarianism or an authoritarian populism, a politics that simultaneously advances and violates ideas and practices of popular and constitutional democracy.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2022).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781009100489
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009118873
