Hindu Nationalism and the Language of Politics in Late Colonial India

by Gould William and William Gould

Book Overview

In this book William Gould explores what is arguably one of the most important and controversial themes in twentieth-century Indian history and politics: the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and political language. Rather than concentrating on the main institutions of the Hindu Right in India as other studies have done, the author uses a variety of historical sources to analyse how Hindu nationalism affected the supposedly secularist Congress...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521172209
• ISBN13: 9780521172202
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"