{"product_id":"creating-a-nationality-the-ramjanmabhumi-movement-and-fear-of-the-self","title":"Creating a Nationality - The Ramjanmabhumi Movement and Fear of the Self","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ashis Nandy\u003cbr\u003eShikha Trivedi\/\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1998\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 212\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195642716\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe destruction of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in December 1992 is a watershed in the politics of independent India.  This book narrates how Ayodhya's inhabitants experienced the events that led upto and followed the destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt argues that the chain of events they describe is the end-product of a century's efforts to convert Hindus into a 'proper' modern nation and a conventional ethnic majority.  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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRESS REVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book relentlessly probes the only question we have been fighting shy of since that fateful day.  How will the demolition of the Babri Masjid go down in the history of India?  Daring and unprecedented theorization.      = The Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is beautifully documented. . . the narrative is gripping and reveals hitherto unknown details.                                                          = The Indian Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt covers extensive ground . . . and throws up provocative ideas.  = The Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAUTHORS: Ashis Nandy is a Senior Fellow and Director, Center for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi.  Shikha Trivedy is an established freelance journalist.  Shail Mayaram is Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.  Achut Yagnik is a noted human rights activist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003ePART I\u003cbr\u003eThe Beginning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II\u003cbr\u003eThe Past\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TWO \u003cbr\u003ePART III\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle for the Birthplace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV\u003cbr\u003eContending Reactions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003ePART V\u003cbr\u003eCreating a Nationality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART VI\u003cbr\u003eFamily Business\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003ePART VII\u003cbr\u003eHindutva as a Savarna Purana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART VIII\u003cbr\u003eViolence and Survival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003ePART IX\u003cbr\u003eThe Aftermath and the Ruins - I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART X\u003cbr\u003eThe Aftermath and the Ruins - II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003cbr\u003ePART XI\u003cbr\u003eThe Final Assault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART XII\u003cbr\u003eAyodhya's 'First' Riot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Ashis Nandy \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153798492528,"sku":"2080","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/1785.jpg?v=1793914267","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/creating-a-nationality-the-ramjanmabhumi-movement-and-fear-of-the-self","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}