{"product_id":"presenting-the-past-s-p-udayakumar-9780275972097","title":"Presenting the Past: Anxious History and Ancient Future in Hindutva India","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe interface of identity construction practices and the role of knowledge of the past in that continual process manifests itself in contemporary Hindu-Muslim relations and political governance. \u003ci\u003ePresenting' the Past\u003c\/i\u003e studies the religious, cultural, sociological, and ideological dimensions of the Hindutva historiographical project going back and forth into the realms of history, myth, socialization, and governance. Taking Ram' and the division of the Indian society into Rambhakts (Ram devotees) and non-Rambhakts as the core, Udayakumar proceeds by reading the closely related set of texts: the \u003ci\u003eRamayana, Ramarajya\u003c\/i\u003e (State of Ram) imageries in political discourses, the Babri Masjid\/Ramjanmabhumi controversy in Ayhodhya and the Ramraksha governance of the BJP-led government in New Delhi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith analysis of events dating to the 1920s and the establishment of Muslim separatism and Hindu fundamentalism, extending to the 1990s when the Sangh Parivar's narrative of national history' reached its pinnacle with the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the attainment of state power, and terminating in 2004 when the BJP lost power and prominence at the center, this illuminating discourse is readily accessible to students and scholars of contemporary Indian politics and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. P. Udayakumar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275972097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275972097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.95d","brand":"S. P. Udayakumar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46070230450431,"sku":"9780275972097","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d3d1714-117f-4440-b2d3-4d4994f9ef4b.jpg?v=1724242645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/presenting-the-past-s-p-udayakumar-9780275972097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}