Warriors In Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence, And The Shiv Sena In India

by Sikata Banerjee

Book Overview

In theorizing about the link between violence and the politics of nationalism, most scholars have rejected the idea that primordial hatred between different ethnic and/or religious groups residing in close proximity will inevitably lead to conflict and the call for an ethnically/religiously pure nation-state. Rather, conflict tends to occur when humans manipulate social, political, economic, and ideological factors to construct nationalist identities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367217295
• ISBN13: 9780367217297
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"