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Hindu nationalism and democracy : a study of the political theory and practice of the Bharatiya Janata Party /

Berglund, Henrik.

Hindu nationalism and democracy : a study of the political theory and practice of the Bharatiya Janata Party / Henrik Berglund. - Stockholm : Dept. of Political Science, Stockholm University, 2000. - vi, 210 p. ; 24 cm.

1. Introduction
2. Religion, nationalism and democracy
3. Ideological roots of Hindu nationalism
4. Hindu nationalism after independence
5. The uniform civil code
6. Ayodhya and the Rama temple
7. BJP in Varanasi
8. Challenge to secularism and democracy


8175411864 (hbk.)

2001400954


India--Politics and government--1977-

324.254 BER