Sebastian Schwecke

New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in Developing Societies

The Bharatiya Janata Party

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Produktbeschreibung

Applying an intercultural and comparative theoretical approach across Asia and Africa, this book analyses the rise and moderation of political movements in developing societies which mobilise popular support with references to conceptions of cultural identity. The author includes not only the Hindu nationalist movement but also many Islamist political movements in a single category - New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements (NCIPM).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780415595964
• ISBN-10: 0415595967
• Artikelnr.: 29924341

Autorenporträt

Sebastian Schwecke teaches South Asian Politics at the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), University of Göttingen, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in a Global
Perspective Hartmut Elsenhans 1. Introduction 2. The Theoretical Framework:
The Concept of New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements (NCIPM) 3.
Context: Politics in India 4. Ideology and Political Practice of Hindu
Nationalism 5. The Rise of the BJP 6. The BJP at the Regional and at the
Local Level 7. The Changing Face of the BJP 8. Conclusion: The BJP as a New
Cultural Identitarian Political Movement