The algebra of warfare-welfare : a long view of India's 2014 election / edited by Irfan Ahmad and Pralay Kanungo.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India. Parliament. Lok Sabha--Elections, 2014.

India.

India. Parliament. Lok Sabha.

Elections--India.

Elections.

Democracy--India.

Democracy.

India--Politics and government--2014-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 385 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

1 Democracy as Rumour: Media, Religion, and the 2014 Indian Elections p. 55 / Irfan Ahmad

2 Modi and the Spectre of Terrorism: Crafting the Hindutva Icon p. 91 / Manisha Sethi

3 Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Politics: The Baba Ramdev-BJP Partnership in the 2014 Elections p. 119 / Pralay Kanungo

4 The Gujarat Model and the Right-Wing Shift in 2014 p. 143 / Zoya Hasan

5 Communal Violence, Electoral Polarization, and Muslim Representation: Muzaffarnagar, 2013-14 p. 163 / Hilal Ahmed

6 Does Space Matter in Electoral Democracy?: Analysing Mother Ganga's 'Call' to the BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate p. 197 / Bikramaditya Kumar Choudhary

7 Caste and Cultural Icons: BJP's Politics of Appropriation in Tamil Nadu p. 218 / R. Thirunavukkarasu

8 Hindutva's Reach Out to Muslims in the 2014 Elections: A Historical Analysis p. 242 / Mohammad Reyaz

9 Media, Corporates, and Democracy: Lessons from the 2014 General Elections p. 271 / Sudhir Pattnaik

10 On the Ground: The Unfolding of the 2014 General Election Campaign p. 290 / Patrick French

11 Unity in Diversity: Democracy and Manifestos in the 2014 Indian Elections p. 309 / Irfan Ahmad

12 On Studying Elections and Democracy: A Conversation with T.K. Oommen p. 334 / R. Thirunavukkarasu.

ISBN:

9780199489626

0199489629

OCLC:

1087453941