Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India
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This revised and updated new edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India concentrates on India as it emerged after the economic reforms and the new economic policy of the 1980s and 1990s and as it develops in the twenty-first century. It presents new developments and advancements in the research literature and includes discussions of the major political change in India since the Hindu nationalist party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014.
This Handbook contains chapters by the field's foremost scholars dealing with fundamental issues in India's current cultural…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This revised and updated new edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India concentrates on India as it emerged after the economic reforms and the new economic policy of the 1980s and 1990s and as it develops in the twenty-first century. It presents new developments and advancements in the research literature and includes discussions of the major political change in India since the Hindu nationalist party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014.

This Handbook contains chapters by the field's foremost scholars dealing with fundamental issues in India's current cultural and social transformation. This new edition also contains six new chapters on topics not covered by the first edition, such as changes caused by the Hindu majoritarian political ideology, the Hinduization process in the northeast of India and contemporary Dalit and Adivasi literatures. Following an introduction by the editor, the book is divided into five parts:

Part I: Foundation

Part II: India and the world

Part III: Society, class, caste and gender

Part IV: Religion and diversity

Part V: Cultural change and innovations

Exploring the cultural changes and innovations relating a number of contexts in contemporary India, this Handbook is essential reading for students and scholars interested in Indian and South Asian culture, politics and society.
Autorenporträt
Knut A. Jacobsen is a Professor of Religion at the University of Bergen, Norway. His most recent book published by Routledge is Yoga in Modern Hinduism (2018) and the co-edited book Religion and Technology in India (2018), and he is the editor of the Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions (2020).
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Jacobsen [...] who edited the authoritative Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions (2020) and coedited Religion and Technology in India (2020), here offers a very useful addition to Routledge's series of handbooks on a huge variety of subjects. [...] this handbook, which updates the first edition, is thematic and divided into five main categories, each containing didactic essays by 39 different contributors: "Foundation"; "India and the World"; "Society, Class, Caste and Gender"; "Religion and Diversity"; and "Cultural Change and Innovations." Almost all of the contributors are young scholars who offer a postmodern take on traditional subjects, with the major exception being the late Eleanor Zelliot, who was a specialist on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and the Dalits. This volume reflects the postmodern move from writing political history, even when writing historical accounts, to developing sociological narratives and themes. On that account it is an excellent addition to university libraries."

R. D. Long, Eastern Michigan University, USA