{"product_id":"hindu-nationalism-and-indian-politics-the-origins-and-development-of-the-bharatiya-jana-sangh-paperback-9780521053747","title":"Hindu Nationalism and Indian Politics; The Origins and Development of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521053747","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHindu Nationalism and Indian Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Origins and Development of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive and perceptive study of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh through the first two decades of its history from 1951.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBruce Desmond Graham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521053747, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.394 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive and perceptive study of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh through the first two decades of its history from 1951. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was the most robust of the first generation of Hindu nationalist parties in modern Indian politics and Bruce Graham examines why the party failed to establish itself as the party of the numerically dominant Hindu community. The author explains the relatively limited appeal of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in terms of the restrictive scope of its founding doctrines; the limitations of its leadership and organization; its failure to build up a secure base of social and economic interests; and its difficulty in finding issues which would create support for its particular brand of Hindu nationalism. Bruce Graham ends with a major survey of the party's electoral fortunes at national, state and local levels.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. The challenge of Hindu nationalism\u003cbr\u003e 2. The immediate origins of the Jana Sangh\u003cbr\u003e 3. The doctrinal inheritance of the Jana Sangh\u003cbr\u003e 4. The leadership and organization of the Jana Sangh, 1951 to 1967\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Jana Sangh as a Hindu nationalist rally\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Jana Sangh and interest-group politics\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Jana Sangh in electoral politics, 1951 to 1967\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006274490648,"sku":"9780521053747","price":29.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521053747i_17fc8701-5de5-4915-8110-23c17084ef21.jpg?v=1694968762","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hindu-nationalism-and-indian-politics-the-origins-and-development-of-the-bharatiya-jana-sangh-paperback-9780521053747","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}