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UNINA9910452518103321 |
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Autore |
Bapu Prabhu |
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Titolo |
Hindu Mahasabha in colonial North India, 1915-1930 : constructing nation and history / / Prabhu Bapu |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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0-203-10574-5 |
1-283-89386-X |
1-136-25500-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in South Asian history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hindutva - India - Uttar Pradesh - History |
Hinduism and politics - India - Uttar Pradesh |
Nationalism - Religious aspects - Hinduism |
Hinduism - Relations - Islam |
Islam - Relations - Hinduism |
Electronic books. |
Uttar Pradesh (India) Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-237) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Hindu nationalism -- pt. 2. Sangathan ideology -- pt. 3. Hindu nation. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Hindu nationalism has emerged as a political ideology represented by the Hindu Mahasabha. This book explores the campaign for Hindu unity and organisation in the context of the Hindu-Muslim conflict in colonial north India in the early twentieth century. It argues that India's partition in 1947 was a result of the campaign and politics of the Hindu rightwing rather than the Islamist politics of the Muslim League alone.The book explains that the Mahasabha articulated Hindu nationalist ideology as a means of constructing a distinct Hindu political identity and unity among the Hindus in |
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