{"product_id":"the-god-market-meera-nanda-9781583672495","title":"The God Market: How Globalization Is Making India More Hindu","description":"\u003cp\u003eConventional wisdom says that integration into the global marketplace\u003cbr\u003e tends to weaken the power of traditional faith in developing\u003cbr\u003e countries. But, as Meera Nanda argues in this path-breaking book, \u003cbr\u003e this is hardly the case in today's India. Against expectations of\u003cbr\u003e growing secularism, India has instead seen a remarkable intertwining\u003cbr\u003e of Hinduism and neoliberal ideology, spurred on by a growing\u003cbr\u003e capitalist class. It is this \"State-Temple-Corporate Complex,\"\u003cbr\u003e she claims, that now wields decisive political and economic power, \u003cbr\u003e and provides ideological cover for the dismantling of the Nehru-era\u003cbr\u003e state-dominated economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e According to this new logic, India's rapid economic growth is attributable\u003cbr\u003e to a special \"Hindu mind,\" and it is what separates the\u003cbr\u003e nation's Hindu population from Muslims and others deemed to be\u003cbr\u003e \"anti-modern.\" As a result, Hindu institutions are replacing public\u003cbr\u003e ones, and the Hindu \"revival\" itself has become big business, a major\u003cbr\u003e source of capital accumulation. Nanda explores the roots of this\u003cbr\u003e development and its possible future, as well as the struggle for secularism\u003cbr\u003e and socialism in the world's second-most populous country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meera Nanda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583672494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583672495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monthly Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Meera Nanda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124906193151,"sku":"9781583672495","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_578e3888-798a-4732-ab9f-82d6f458a7be.jpg?v=1687439509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-god-market-meera-nanda-9781583672495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}