UID:
almahu_9947414473702882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511558825 (ebook)
Serie:
Cambridge South Asian studies ; 47
Inhalt:
This book presents a comprehensive and perceptive study of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh through the first two decades of its history from 1951. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was the most robust of the first generation of Hindu nationalist parties in modern Indian politics and Bruce Graham examines why the party failed to establish itself as the party of the numerically dominant Hindu community. The author explains the relatively limited appeal of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in terms of the restrictive scope of its founding doctrines; the limitations of its leadership and organization; its failure to build up a secure base of social and economic interests; and its difficulty in finding issues which would create support for its particular brand of Hindu nationalism. Bruce Graham ends with a major survey of the party's electoral fortunes at national, state and local levels.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9780521383486
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511558825
