New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in Developing Societies
The Bharatiya Janata Party
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Applying an intercultural and comparative theoretical approach across Asia and Africa, this book analyses the rise and moderation of political movements in developing societies which mobilise popular support with references to conceptions of cultural identity. The author includes not only the Hindu nationalist movement but also many Islamist political movements in a single category - New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements (NCIPM). Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in a Global Perspective Hartmut Elsenhans 1. Introduction 2. The Theoretical Framework: The Concept of New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements (NCIPM) 3. Context: Politics in India 4. Ideology and Political Practice of Hindu Nationalism 5. The Rise of the BJP 6. The BJP at the Regional and at the Local Level 7. The Changing Face of the BJP 8. Conclusion: The BJP as a New Cultural Identitarian Political Movement
