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Communalism, caste, and Hindu nationalism : the violence in Gujarat by Ornit Shani is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Belligerent Hindu nationalism, accompanied by recurring communal violence between Hindus and Muslims, has become a compelling force in Indian politics over the last two decades of the twentieth century. Ornit Shani's book, which examines the rise of communalism, asks why distinct groups of Hindus, deeply divided by caste, mobilised on the basis of unitary Hindu nationalism? And why was the Hindu nationalist rhetoric about the threat from the essentially impoverished Muslim minority so persuasive

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Author

Ornit Shani

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521727532

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, History, Sociology

Updated

2026-03-24