
Book Summary
A powerful and rigorous analysis of the growing phenomenon of Hindu communalism, which currently threatens to tear India apart. The author explains the specific nature and modernity of communalism, and, moving beyond purely theoretical considerations, he assesses India's political future. Achin Vanaik provides a searching analysis of indian communalism, the relationship between religion and culture and India's political future.
Book Details
Book Name | The Furies Of Indian Communalism: Religion, Modernity And Secularization |
Author | Achin Vanaik |
Publisher | Verso (May 1997) |
ISBN | 9781859840160 |
Pages | 374 |
Language | English |
Price | 1502 |