{"product_id":"9781503613461-greater-india-experiment","title":"The Greater India Experiment","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHindutva and the Northeast. \u003cp\u003eThe assertion that even institutions often viewed as abhorrent should be dispassionately understood motivates Arkotong Longkumer's pathbreaking ethnography of the Sangh Parivar, a family of organizations comprising the Hindu right. \u003ci\u003eThe Greater India Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e counters the urge to explain away their ideas and actions as inconsequential by demonstrating their efforts to influence local politics and culture in Northeast India. Longkumer constructs a comprehensive understanding of Hindutva, an idea central to the establishment of a Hindu nation-state, by focusing on the Sangh Parivar's engagement with indigenous peoples in a region that has long resisted the \"idea of India.\" Contextualizing their activities as a Hindutva \"experiment\" within the broader Indian political and cultural landscape, he ultimately paints a unique picture of the country today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40897102970977,"sku":"9781503613461","price":86.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/984b6a6a6a6a34297526f8bbc5dcccc7.png?v=1688747997","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781503613461-greater-india-experiment","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}