Political Theory and South Asian Counter-Narratives

ISBN-13: 9781032048543 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 210 str.

Maidul Islam

Opis

This book evaluates the promise of human progress and secularism in grand political narratives of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, comparing counter-narratives of South Asia within the context of a fast-changing twenty-first century.

Spis treści

Part 1: Political Narratives  1. Introduction: Progress Contra Evolution  2. Elusiveness and Necessity of Justice: A Political Exposition  3. Avatar: A Political Cinema  4. Theology and Ideology: Political Reading of Islamic Discourses  5. The Promise of Alternative: Transforming Capitalism?  6. Public Protests and Ethics of Dissent in Our Times  Part 2: South Asian Counter Narratives  7. Dilemma of Muslim Belonging in Modern South Asia  8. Majoritarian Nationalism in India  9. Rightwing Populism and Political Rhetoric in Contemporary India  10. Electoral Democracy and State Populism in India  11. Fortunes of Radicalism: Indian Maoists and the Parliamentary Left

O autorze

Maidul Islam is a political scientist at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. His primary research interests are in political theory and contemporary South Asian politics. He is the author of Limits of Islamism (2015) and Indian Muslim(s) after Liberalization (2019).