Joshy, P. M
State and civil society under siege : Hindutva, security and militarism in India - Los Angeles Sage 2015 - xiii, 262 p.
A comprehensive analysis on the rise, assertion and dominance of the New Hindu Right forces in civil society This book unravels the complex linkages between the State, civil society and security under neoliberal conditions by locating the Hindu Right assertion in India. It illustrates the ideological trajectory of Hindutva and its mobilisational strategies through intervention in civil society, using 'security' as a critical category of engagement. State and Civil Society under Siege also focuses on the electoral performance of the BJP through successive elections. The success story of Bharatiya Janata Party from its poor electoral performance in the 1980s to its victory in 2014 is explained in context of the performance of Hindutva forces in civil society.
9789351503842 (hardback : alk. paper)
2015029703
Civil society
Hindutva.
Human security.
320.55 / JOS/S
State and civil society under siege : Hindutva, security and militarism in India - Los Angeles Sage 2015 - xiii, 262 p.
A comprehensive analysis on the rise, assertion and dominance of the New Hindu Right forces in civil society This book unravels the complex linkages between the State, civil society and security under neoliberal conditions by locating the Hindu Right assertion in India. It illustrates the ideological trajectory of Hindutva and its mobilisational strategies through intervention in civil society, using 'security' as a critical category of engagement. State and Civil Society under Siege also focuses on the electoral performance of the BJP through successive elections. The success story of Bharatiya Janata Party from its poor electoral performance in the 1980s to its victory in 2014 is explained in context of the performance of Hindutva forces in civil society.
9789351503842 (hardback : alk. paper)
2015029703
Civil society
Hindutva.
Human security.
320.55 / JOS/S