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Nigam, Aditya.

The insurrection of little selves the crisis of secular nationalism in India / [electronic resource] : Aditya Nigam. - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (x, 351 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book argues that in times of crises, Nehruvian secular-nationalism has shown itself to be fundamentally Hindu in its latent assumptions. Its quest for a national culture has led it to produce the dominant culture as the norm and so marginalise minority cultures.

ISBN: 9780199081752 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Secularism--India.
Nationalism--India.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Politics and government--1977-

LC Class. No.: JQ220.S43 / N55 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 320.540954