{"product_id":"hindu-nationalism-9780691130989","title":"Hindu Nationalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj. This book reveals how the \"Hindutuva\" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. It covers such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No similar collection of primary materials exists, but now no other is necessary.\"--Brian K. Pennington, Religious Studies Review \"Jaffrelot has given us a valuable reference tool. It is possibly one for those who already have some sense of what the significance of Hindu nationalism has been rather than for the absolute beginner. Its strength lies in the clarity of the trajectory it depicts.\"--Shabum Tejani, Culture and Religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements xi  Copyright Statement xiii    PART 1: INTRODUCTION: THE INVENTION OF AN ETHNIC NATIONALISM 1    Introduction: The Invention of an Ethnic Nationalism 3  An Ideological Reaction to the Other: From Reform to Revivalism in the Nineteenth Century 6  The Political Turn: The Hindu Sabhas Movement 10  The Hindu Sangathan Movement: Hindu Nationalism Crystallizes 12  The Maharashtrian Crucible of Hindu Nationalism 14  The Sangh Parivar Takes Shape 17  Hindu Nationalism and Political Strategy 19    PART 2: THE MAKING AND RESHAPING OF HINDU NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY 27    Chapter 1: Swami Dayananda Saraswati 29  Two Extracts from The Light of Truth (Satyarth Prakash) 31    Chapter 2: R.B. Lal Chand 38  Extract from Self-Abnegation in Politics 40    Chapter 3: Har Bilas Sarda 50  Two Chapters from Hindu Superiority: An Attempt to Determine the Position of the Hindu Race in the Scale of Nations 51    SOCIAL SYSTEM 51  FOREIGN RELATIONS 56    Chapter 4: Madan Mohan Malaviya and Lala Lajpat Rai 61  Presidential Addresses at Two Hindu Mahasabha Annual Meetings 64  MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, AS REPORTED (1923) 64  LALA LAJPAT RAI'S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, AS REPORTED (1925) 69    Chapter 5: Swami Shraddhananda 77  Extract from Hindu Sangathan: Saviour of the Dying Race 79    Chapter 6: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar 85  Extract from Hindutva: Who is a Hindu? 87    Chapter 7: M.S. Golwalkar 97  Extracts from We or Our Nationhood Defined 98  Extracts from Bunch of Thoughts 117    Chapter 8: Deendayal Upadhyaya 139  Two Extracts from Integral Humanism 141    Chapter 9: Balraj Madhok 158  Extracts from Indianization? What, Why and How 159    PART 3: HINDU NATIONALIST ISSUES 173    Chapter 10: The RSS and Politics 175  Extract from K.R. Malkani, The RSS Story 179  Extract from Sri Balasaheb Deoras Answers Questions 188  L.K. Advani's Concluding Statement at the National Executive Meeting of the BJP, 18 September 2005 189    Chapter 11: Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir 193  Extract of a Speech by Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, in the Lok Sabha, on 7 August 1952 195  Preface to BJP on Kashmir 207    Chapter 12: The National Language 218  Extracts from Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Party Documents Vol. 5: Resolutions on Education, etc. and Party Affairs 220    Chapter 13: Conversion and the Arithmetic of Religious Communities 233  Lala Lajpat Rai on Dalits and Conversions 235  Extract from Raj Eshwar, Paravartan (Back to Hinduism): Why and How 244    Chapter 14: Reservation and Social Justice 255  Extract from RSS Resolves: Full Text of Resolutions from 1950 to 1983 258  Extracts from 'BJP Election Manifesto', 1991 Lok Sabha Elections 259  Extract from 'BJP Election Manifesto', 1996 Lok Sabha Elections 261  Extract from 'BJP Election Manifesto', 1998 Lok Sabha Elections 263  Extract from 'NDA Election Manifesto', 1999 Lok Sabha Elections 267  Extract from 'NDA Election Manifesto', 2004 Lok Sabha Elections 268    Chapter 15: Education 269  Extracts from Murli Manohar Joshi, 'Reorienting Education' 271    Chapter 16: Ayodhya, the Babri Masjid, and the Ramjanmabhumi Dispute 279  Extract from an Interview of L.K. Advani 282  Extract from L.K. Advani, 'The Ayodhya Movement' 289    Chapter 17: Defence 299  Extract from Jaswant Singh, Defending India 302    Chapter 18: Secularism 313  Extract from Atal Behari Vajpayee, 'The Bane of Pseudo-Secularism' 315  Extract from Atal Behari Vajpayee, 'Secularism, the Indian Concept' 318    Chapter 19: The Economy 342  Extract from S. Gurumurthy, 'Swadeshi and Nationalism' 345  Extract from Arun Shourie, 'This is India's Moment, But It's Only a Moment, Can We Grasp It?' 354    Chapter 20: The Diaspora and Hindu Nationalism 361  Documents on the California Textbooks Controversy 364    Bibliography 370","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403750613335,"sku":"9780691130989","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691130989.jpg?v=1730484438","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hindu-nationalism-9780691130989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}