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082			_a322.10954 _bANA
245			_aAnatomy of a confrontation : the rise of communal politics in India
260			_aNew Jesey _bPenguin _c1991
300			_a240p.
520			_aWith the rise of the Hindu fundamentalist BJP as a significant electoral force nationwide, Indian politics are in the process of a major shift in character. Not only is the shaky hold of Congress on power threatened by this dynamic party with its overt appeal to religious chauvinism, but the secular nature of the Indian state and delicate balance of relations between diverse religious communities are at stake. The eminent scholars who have collaborated in this book examine both the flash point issue of the mosque at Ayodha (demolished by militant Hindus), as well as the deeper causes - historic and contemporary - underlying rising communal tension in India today/ This book constitutes a profound but accessible re-examination of many basic features of Indian society and politics.
650			_aPolitics and government _aIndia--Faizabad--Ayodhya _aCommunalism _aMuslims _aBabari Masjid _aHindus
700			_aSarvepalli Gopal,Ed.
942			_cBK
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