Hindu nationalism and the language of politics in late colonial India /
William Gould explores the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and political language. Using an array of historical sources, he demonstrates how Hindu nationalist ideology affected the secularist Congress in Uttar Pradesh on the eve of Independence, and how these ideologies fostered tensions...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge,
2004
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Congress and the Hindu nation: symbols, rhetoric and action; 3 Muslims, mass movements and untouchable uplift; 4 The Aryan Congress: history, youth and the 'Hindu race'; 5 Congress radicals and Hindu militancy; 6 Congress 'Raj', riots and Muslim mass contact; 7 Congress, Pakistan and volunteer militarism; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
