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Saffron 'Modernity' in India

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Description for Saffron 'Modernity' in India hardcover. A political biography of Gujarat and the chief minister who has run it for twelve years - the man now adopted as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Indian election. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .

In 2012 Narendra Modi became the first Hindu nationalist politician thrice elected to lead a state of the Indian Union, his stewardship as Chief Minister of Gujarat being the longest in that state’s history. Modi and his BJP supporters explained his achievement by pointing to economic growth under his leadership, yet detractors point out that Modi has been more business-friendly than market-friendly—to the benefit of large industrial corporations, and at the cost of great social polarisation.


In 2002, an anti-Muslim pogrom of unparalleled ferocity occurred in Gujarat, leading to the biggest number of Muslim deaths since ... Read more


Christophe Jaffrelot’s revealing book shows how Modi’s Gujarat served as the laboratory of Modi’s India, not only in terms of Hindu majoritarianism and national populism, but also of caste and class politics.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849044295
SKU
V9781849044295
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Christophe Jaffrelot
Christophe Jaffrelot is Avantha Chair and Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King’s India Institute, and Research Lead for the Global Institutes, King’s College London. He teaches at Sciences Po CERI, where he was director between 2000 and 2008.

Reviews for Saffron 'Modernity' in India
‘Christophe Jaffrelot’s latest book meticulously explores how Gujarat, under Modi, became a microcosm of the larger ideological and political shifts occurring across India … By dissecting Modi’s governance in Gujarat, Jaffrelot provocatively unveils the strategic manoeuvres and ideological tropes that would come to define his approach on the national and international stages. This is not a new idea but is ... Read more

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