Hindu nationalism and the language of politics in late colonial India / William Gould.

By:

Gould, William, 1973-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 11.Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 302 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

051119384X
9780511193842
0521830613
9780521830614
0511195915
9780511195914
0511194587
9780511194580
0511195257
9780511195259
9780511497391
0511497393
9786610477838
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9781107148215
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0511314264
9780511314261
9780521172202
0521172209

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hindu nationalism and the language of politics in late colonial India.DDC classification:

320.54/0954/09041 22

LOC classification:

JQ298.I5 G68 2004eb

Other classification:

15.75

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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.

Summary: 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 between Hindus and Muslims.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-286) and index.

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 between Hindus and Muslims.