IDENTITY PROJECT: Unmaking of democracy
Rahul Bhatia
IDENTITY PROJECT: Unmaking of democracy - 1 - Chennai Westland Books 2024 - 449
About the Book: The Identity Project: The Unmaking of a Democracy An investigation into the devastating Delhi riots of 2020 and the stories of betrayal and abandonment in their aftermath leads Rahul Bhatia to probe the history and spread of Hindu nationalism, to understand 'where the poison comes from, in the words of a survivor. From the emergence of Dayanand Saraswati and the Arya Samaj in the 1800s to the early twentieth century, when the first advocates of Hindu nationalism drew lessons from European strongmen, Bhatia traces the evolution of a fundamentalist ideology that silently took root and shaped India itself. His investigation throws startling new light
9789360458195
Purchased Mathrubhumi Books, Kaloor
Social sciences
Political Science
Political situation and conditions
Asia
Indian Subcontinent
Hindu Nationalism
Sectarianism
Majoritarianism
320.954 / RAH/ID
IDENTITY PROJECT: Unmaking of democracy - 1 - Chennai Westland Books 2024 - 449
About the Book: The Identity Project: The Unmaking of a Democracy An investigation into the devastating Delhi riots of 2020 and the stories of betrayal and abandonment in their aftermath leads Rahul Bhatia to probe the history and spread of Hindu nationalism, to understand 'where the poison comes from, in the words of a survivor. From the emergence of Dayanand Saraswati and the Arya Samaj in the 1800s to the early twentieth century, when the first advocates of Hindu nationalism drew lessons from European strongmen, Bhatia traces the evolution of a fundamentalist ideology that silently took root and shaped India itself. His investigation throws startling new light
9789360458195
Purchased Mathrubhumi Books, Kaloor
Social sciences
Political Science
Political situation and conditions
Asia
Indian Subcontinent
Hindu Nationalism
Sectarianism
Majoritarianism
320.954 / RAH/ID