Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy

by Christophe Jaffrelot

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691247900
• ISBN13: 9780691247908
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"