1st Edition
Mobilizing Religion and Gender in India The Role of Activism
By Nandini Deo
Copyright 2016
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
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Religious nationalists and women’s activists have transformed India over the past century. They debated the idea of India under colonial rule, shaped the constitutional structure of Indian democracy, and questioned the legitimacy of the postcolonial consensus, as they politicized one dimension of identity.
Using a historical comparative approach, the book argues that external events,... Read more
1. Variation in Social Movement Outcomes 2. Mobilizing Beyond the Secular 3. Founding, Goals, and Nationalism 4. Marginalization and Mainstreaming 5.Sowing Seeds of Discontent 6. Crisis and Opportunity 7. Rebuilding 8. Transnational Links 9. Activists and the Secular
Biography
Nandini Deo is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University, USA. Her previous publication was a co-authored book with Duncan McDuie Ra, The Politics of Collective Advocacy (2011).
