| Creating a Nationality: The Ramjanmabhumi Movement and Fear of the Self Contributor(s): Nandy, Ashis (Author), Trivedy, Shikha (Author), Mayaram, Shail (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195642716 ISBN-13: 9780195642711 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: The destruction of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in December 1992 was a watershed in the politics of independent India. It was also an apocalyptic turning-point for community life at Ayodhya, and for the highly interdependent cultural lives of Hindus and Muslims living there. This book narrates how Ayodhya's inhabitants experienced the events that led up to and followed the destruction of the mosque. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.954 |
| Series: Oxford India Collection (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 8.56" W x 5.5" (0.57 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Religious Orientation - Hindu - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The destruction of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in December 1992 was a watershed in the politics of independent India. It was also an apocalyptic turning-point for community life at Ayodhya, and for the highly interdependent cultural lives of Hindus and Muslims living there. This book narrates how Ayodhya's inhabitants experienced the events that led up to and followed the destruction of the mosque. |