Library Catalogue
Image from Amazon.com
Cleansing the nation : India, the Hindu modern, and mediations of gender / Raka Shome.
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2025Description: xvii, 282 pages 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781478032755
- India, the Hindu modern, and mediations of gender
- 353.93Â 23/eng/20250821
Contents:
Summary: "Cleansing the Nation considers how popular mediated cleanliness programs are central to the government's notions of the Hindu modern. These campaigns focus on a desirable 'clean citizen' and a divine and pure national space that brings into relief the logics and governmentalities of contemporary Hindu nationalism, a form of neoliberal repressive governance in the guise of modern cleanliness, where the ideas and values informing national development, progress and governance reinforce inequalities of gender, caste, and religion. Shome reveals how cleanliness, in the larger project of Hindu modernity in contemporary India, functions to classify populations in ways that reinforce who belongs and who does not belong to the nation, and she points to the everyday material practices of surveillance, violence, and intimidation that these government initiatives use to achieve political goals"-- Provided by publisher.
Cleansing the Nation: Hindu Nationalism, the Hindu Modern, and Gender -- Purifying Bharat Mata -- Women's Empowerment Through Toilet Modernity: The No Toilet, No Bride Campaign -- Swachh Violence: The Will to Punish -- From Cleansing to Cleaning: An Alternative (Clean) India
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOOKs
|
. | Circulation Counter | 353.93 SHO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | PB | Not For Loan | Recommended by Dr. Karthick Ram Manoharan | 40524 |
Browsing . shelves,Shelving location: Circulation Counter Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cleansing the Nation: Hindu Nationalism, the Hindu Modern, and Gender -- Purifying Bharat Mata -- Women's Empowerment Through Toilet Modernity: The No Toilet, No Bride Campaign -- Swachh Violence: The Will to Punish -- From Cleansing to Cleaning: An Alternative (Clean) India
"Cleansing the Nation considers how popular mediated cleanliness programs are central to the government's notions of the Hindu modern. These campaigns focus on a desirable 'clean citizen' and a divine and pure national space that brings into relief the logics and governmentalities of contemporary Hindu nationalism, a form of neoliberal repressive governance in the guise of modern cleanliness, where the ideas and values informing national development, progress and governance reinforce inequalities of gender, caste, and religion. Shome reveals how cleanliness, in the larger project of Hindu modernity in contemporary India, functions to classify populations in ways that reinforce who belongs and who does not belong to the nation, and she points to the everyday material practices of surveillance, violence, and intimidation that these government initiatives use to achieve political goals"-- Provided by publisher.