This book narrates how Ayodhya's inhabitants experienced the events that led up to and followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid, the end-product of a century's effort to convert Hindus into a 'proper' modern nation. Woven into the narrative is an analysis of the culture of communal conflict, the nature of organized mass violence, and the political psychology of Hindu nationalism.
| ISBN: | 9780195642711 |
| Publication date: | 4th June 1998 |
| Author: | Ashis Nandy |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP India |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 228 pages |
| Genres: |
History of religion |
This book narrates how Ayodhya's inhabitants experienced the events that led up to and followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid, the end-product of a century's effort to convert Hindus into a 'proper' modern nation. Woven into the narrative is an analysis of the culture of communal conflict, the nature of organized mass violence, and the political psychology of Hindu nationalism.
Creating a Nationality features in the following genres: History of religion
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Creating a Nationality was written by Ashis Nandy and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP India
Creating a Nationality has 228 pages
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