Warriors In Politics : Hindu Nationalism, Violence, And The Shiv Sena In India (Paperback)

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Theoretical Dichotomies; Instrumentalism and Primordialism; A Critique of Instrumentalism; Conclusion; 2. Incidents of Violence; Jogeshwari; Behrampada; Dharavi,; Govandi/Deonar,; Context of the Riots in Mumbai,; Conclusion,; 3. Economic Dislocations; Unique Conditions; De-Industrialization; The Informal Sector; Demand for Factory Labor; Growth in the Services Sector; Aftermath of the Textile Strike; Conclusion; 4. Political Dislocations; Crisis of Congress Governability; Internal Rivalry and the Political Vacuum in Maharashtra; Shifts in Caste Voting; Betrayal of Secularism; Politics of Demolition; Conclusion; 5. Mobilization of the Shiv Sena; The Political Story of the Shiv Sena; The Recruitment of Party Activists; The Shiv Sena: Who Leads?; The Shiv Sena and Its Economic Role; Conclusion; 6. Masculine Hinduism; Hegemonic Masculinity and Nationalism; Hinduism and Colonialism; Masculine Hinduism and Hindu Revivalism; Tactics of Masculine Hinduism in Maharashtra; Ideas of Masculine Hinduism in the Mumbai Riots; Conclusion; 7. The Future of Secular Democracy; Public Responses to the Mumbai Riots; Hindu Nationalism and the Elections; Sena/BJP Governance: Loss of Credibility; Sena/BJP Governance: Selected Policies; Hindu Nationalism and Nuclear Testing; Conclusion; 8. Conclusions; Selected Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index