Chatterjee The Truths and Lies of Nationalism as Narrated by Charvak

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8778-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 357 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Rejects Hindu nationalism and pluralist secularism in favor of a revitalized politics of Indian federalism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chatterjee, Partha

Weitere Mitwirkende

Chatterjee, Partha

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editor's Preface

Introduction: Charvak Speaks

1. All Nations are Modern

2. All National Borders are Accidental

3. Princes Have No Place in a Republic

4. India is Not a Hindu Rashtra

5. India is Not a Pluralist Secular Democracy

6. India is a People's Federation

7. People's Alliances Strengthen the Nation

8. The Nation Belongs to the Entire People

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Partha Chatterjee is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University, New York, and Honorary Professor of Political Science at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. His previous books include The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Postcolonial Histories and I Am the People: Reflections on Popular Sovereignty Today.