03140nam 2200769Ia 450 991095429570332120200520144314.0978067426628506742662859780674041561067404156910.4159/9780674041561(CKB)1000000000805684(EBL)3300681(OCoLC)842279141(SSID)ssj0000122923(PQKBManifestationID)11157698(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122923(PQKBWorkID)10130743(PQKB)11495183(DE-B1597)457724(OCoLC)1049618972(OCoLC)1054874591(OCoLC)979754334(DE-B1597)9780674041561(MiAaPQ)EBC3300681(Perlego)1133543(EXLCZ)99100000000080568420061115d2007 uy 0engurun#---muuuutxtccrThe clash within democracy, religious violence, and India's future /Martha C. Nussbaum1st ed.Cambridge, MA ;London Belknap Press20071 online resource (432 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780674024823 0674024826 9780674030596 0674030591 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Genocide in Gujarat --2. The Human Face of the Hindu Right --3. Tagore, Gandhi, Nehru --4. A Democracy of Pluralism, Respect, Equality --5. The Rise of the Hindu Right --6. Fantasies of Purity and Domination --7. The Assault on History --8. The Education Wars --9. The Diaspora Community --10. The Clash Within --Chronology --Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations --Notes --IndexWhile America is focused on religious militancy and terrorism in the Middle East, democracy has been under siege from religious extremism in another critical part of the world. As Nussbaum reveals in this penetrating look at India today, the forces of the Hindu right pose a disturbing threat to its democratic traditions and secular state. Nussbaum's long-standing professional relationship with India makes her an excellent guide to its recent history.HindutvaCommunalismIndiaHinduism and stateViolenceReligious aspectsHinduismDemocracyIndiaReligious fanaticismHinduismHindutva.CommunalismHinduism and state.ViolenceReligious aspectsHinduism.DemocracyReligious fanaticismHinduism.320.540954Nussbaum Martha Craven1947-144658MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954295703321The clash within4364403UNINA