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Saffron Republic: Hindu Nationalism and State Power in India (Metamorphoses of the Political: Multidisciplinary Approaches) by Thomas Blom Hansen (editor), Srirupa Roy (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Saffron Republic: Hindu Nationalism and State Power in India (Metamorphoses of the Political: Multidisciplinary Approaches) about?

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.

Who reads Saffron Republic: Hindu Nationalism and State Power in India (Metamorphoses of the Political: Multidisciplinary Approaches)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Thomas Blom Hansen (editor), Srirupa Roy (editor)
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2022
Language
EN
ISBN
9781009118873
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Political Science, Religion, Social_sciences
Updated
2026-03-24

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