Hindu Nationalism and the Language of Politics in Late Colonial India

Informationen zum Autor William Gould is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Leeds. Klappentext In this 2004 book William Gould explores the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and political language. Zusammenfassung William Gould's book 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 between Hindus and Muslims. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of 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 contacts; 7. Congress, Pakistan and volunteer militarism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: William Gould
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2004
• EAN: 9780521830614
• ISBN: 978-0-521-83061-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education