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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN-13
- 9780691206806
- Book Title
- Modi's India
- ISBN
- 9780691206806
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691206805
ISBN-13
9780691206806
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14050072607
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
656 Pages
Publication Name
Modi's India : Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy
Language
English
Subject
Asia / General, Asia / India & South Asia, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
38.8 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2021-006332
Reviews
"The most comprehensive study of Modi's India to date offers a bleak and unsparing view of the direction of the country." ---Gideon Rachman, Financial Times, Best Books of The Year 2021, Christophe Jaffrelot, Winner of the Prix Raymond de Boyer de Sainte-Suzanne, Académie française (for the original French edition), "Christophe Jaffrelot's book is a work of outstanding scholarship, a formidable documentation and compelling commentary on how India has changed in the first seven years under the leadership of Narendra Modi. . . .it is only a scholar of exceptional assurance and erudition who would attempt such an audaciously comprehensive, contemporary history written in real-time rather than with hindsight, and succeed simultaneously to inform, stir and provoke his readers." ---Harsh Mander, Telegraph of India, " Modi's India is an exhaustive account of contemporary Indian politics, which impressively draws on numerous sources and examines a range of issues . . . . this work emerges as an important contribution to the study of the future of democracy in India and beyond." ---Pratim Ghosal, Commonwealth & Comparative Politics
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
954.0533
Synopsis
A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance Over the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large. Modi managed to seduce a substantial number of citizens by promising them development and polarizing the electorate along ethno-religious lines. Both facets of this national-populism found expression in a highly personalized political style as Modi related directly to the voters through all kinds of channels of communication in order to saturate the public space. Drawing on original interviews conducted across India, Christophe Jaffrelot shows how Modi's government has moved India toward a new form of democracy, an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to second-class citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups. He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists, intellectuals, universities, and NGOs. Jaffrelot explains how the political system of India has acquired authoritarian features for other reasons, too. Eager to govern not only in New Delhi, but also in the states, the government has centralized power at the expense of federalism and undermined institutions that were part of the checks and balances, including India's Supreme Court. Modi's India is a sobering account of how a once-vibrant democracy can go wrong when a government backed by popular consent suppresses dissent while growing increasingly intolerant of ethnic and religious minorities., A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance. Over the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large. Modi managed to seduce a substantial number of citizens by promising them development and polarising the electorate along ethno-religious lines. Both facets of this national-populism found expression in a highly personalised political style as Modi related directly to the voters through all kinds of channels of communication in order to saturate the public space. Drawing on original interviews conducted across India, Christophe Jaffrelot shows how Modi's government has moved India toward a new form of democracy, an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to second-class citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups. He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists, intellectuals, universities, and NGOs. Jaffrelot explains how the political system of India has acquired authoritarian features for other reasons, too. Eager to govern not only in New Delhi, but also in the states, the government has centralised power at the expense of federalism and undermined institutions that were part of the checks and balances, including India's Supreme Court. Modi's India is a sobering account of how a once-vibrant democracy can go wrong when a government backed by popular consent suppresses dissent while growing increasingly intolerant of ethnic and religious minorities., A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large. Modi
LC Classification Number
DS480.853.J32513
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