Warriors in Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence, and the Shiv Sena in Mumbai
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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 a ethnically/religiously pure nation-state. Rather, conflict tends to occur when humans manipulate social, political, economic, and ideological factors to construct nationalist identities and movements. The "manipulation" perspective is the underlying theoretical framework of Warriors in Politics which uses the Mumbai riots of December 1992 and January 1993 to analyze the brand of nationalism created and disseminated by the Indian political party Shiv Sena. While the theoretical and empirical research of others is an important part of this study, interviews conducted by the author when she lived in Mumbai during this tumultuous period as well as her own theorizing on the links among masculinity, militarism, and nationalism, provide an excellent analysis of the factors--economic, political, and ideological--that converge to transform the simmering discontent of the politics of nationalism into violent conflict.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813336996
ISBN13:9780813336992
Release Date:December 1999
Publisher:Routledge
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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