Politics after television : religious nationalism and the reshaping of the Indian public /
Arvind Rajagopal.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2001.
- viii, 393 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-389) and index.
Table of Contents Frontmatter Acknowledgmentspage vii Introductionpage 1 1 Hindu nationalism and the cultural forms of Indian politicspage 30 2 Prime time religionpage 72 3 The communicating thing and its publicpage 121 4 A "split public" in the making and unmaking of the Ram Janmabhumi movementpage 151 5 Organization, performance, and symbolpage 212 6 Hindutva goes globalpage 237 Conclusionpage 271 Appendix: Background to the Babri Masjid disputepage 284 Notespage 292 Select bibliographypage 372 Indexpage 390
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Television in politics--India. Elections--India. Mass media--Political aspects--India. Nationalism--Religious aspects. Nationalism--India. Immigrants--United States.