Pink Revolutions: Globalization, Hindutva, and Queer Triangles in Contemporary India

by Nishant Shahani

Book Overview

Pink Revolutions describes how queer politics in India occupies an uneasy position between the forces of neoliberal globalization, on the one hand, and the nationalist Hindu fundamentalism that has emerged since the 1990s, on the other. While neoliberal forces use queerness to highlight India's democratic credentials and stature within a globalized world, nationalist voices claim that queer movements in the country pose a threat to Indian national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810143623
• ISBN13: 9780810143623
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"