Religion, Community and Development : Changing Contours of Politics and Policy in India.

By making religious community a relevant category for discussing development deficit, the Sachar Committee Report (that was submitted to the Prime Minister of India in 2007) initiated a new political discourse in India. While the liberal secular framework privileged the individual over the community...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mahajan, Gurpreet
Otros Autores: Jodhka, Surinder S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2011.
Colección:Religion and citizenship.
Temas:
Since 1947
Economic development > India.
Religion and politics > India.
Muslims > India > Social conditions.
Muslims > India > Economic conditions.
Muslims > Government policy > India.
Religious communities > India > Economic conditions.
Religious communities > India > Social conditions.
Religious minorities > Government policy > India.
Religious pluralism > Political aspects > India.
Développement économique > Inde.
Religion et politique > Inde.
Musulmans > Inde > Conditions sociales.
Musulmans > Inde > Conditions économiques.
Musulmans > Politique gouvernementale > Inde.
Economic development
Economic policy
Muslims > Economic conditions
Muslims > Government policy
Muslims > Social conditions
Politics and government
Religion and politics
India > Politics and government > 1947-
India > Economic policy > 1947-
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1947-
Inde > Politique économique > 1947-
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Half Title; Religion and Citizenship; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Religion, Community and Development; 2. Political Communalisation of Religions and the Crisis of Secularism; 3. The Sachar Committee Report and Multiculturalism in India: Questions of Group Equality and the Public Sphere; 4. Hindutva's Discourse on Development; 5. Seva, Sangathanas and Gurus: Service and The Making of the Hindu Nation; 6. Development as Liberation: An Indian Christian Perspective.
  • 7. Indian Christians: Trajectories of Development8. Sikhs Today: Development, Disparity and Differences; 9. The Contemporary Muslim Situation in India: A Long-Term View; 10. Between Identity and Equity: An Agenda for Affirmative Action for Muslims; 11. Struggle for the Margin or from the Margin; 12. Literacy, Education and Gender Gap among Socio-Religious Communities; 13. Cultural Rights of Minorities During Constitution-Making: A Re-reading; 14. The Goan Muslim: Presence Through Invisibility; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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