Christophe Jaffrelot Bücher

Introduction: The three ages of India's democracy -- The Hindu nationalist power quest : Hindutva and populism -- Hindu nationalism : a different idea of India -- Modi in Gujarat, the making of a national-populist hero -- Modi's rise to power or how to exploit hope, fear, and anger -- What fight against poverty? -- The world's largest de facto ethnic democracy -- Hindu majoritarianism against secularism -- Targeting minorities -- A de facto Hindu rashtra : Indian-style vigilantism -- The Indian version of comptetitive authoritarianism -- Deinstitutionalizing India -- Towards "electoral authoritarianism" : the 2019 elections -- The making of an authoritarian Hindu state -- Indian Muslims : from social marginalization to institutional exclusion and judicial obliteration.

This book is a collection of essays on the Sangh Parivar including the RSS, the BJP, and the Bajrang Dal, that trace the rise of the right wing in Indian politics.

A History of Pakistan and its Origins is a comprehensive, detailed and fully up-to-date study of one of the most diverse, volatile and strategically significant countries in the world today. Born in turmoil barely half a century ago, Pakistan seems to be in an interminable pursuit of its own identity and at the same time finds itself a pivotal player in world politics. Its short existence has witnessed four coups d'état; the rise of Islam as a power; tensions between ethnic, religious and separatist movements; the Kashmir conflict and the near-constant war footing with India. This text charts half a century of nation-building in Pakistan, while at the same time placing the country within the context of its relations with the outside world.

Ce dictionnaire entend donner les clefs nécessaires pour comprendre le deuxième pays le plus peuplé de la planète : - Une série de questions qui permettent au lecteur d’aborder un pays complexe à travers sa population, sa société avec le système des castes, son économie en pleine expansion, ses multiples religions, sa place dans le monde ; - Des temps forts replacent les grandes étapes historiques − des grands empires de l’Antiquité à la lutte pour l’indépendance et la partition du pays en passant par l’Empire monghol et la colonisation britannique − qui ont abouti à l’Inde d’aujourd’hui ; - Animaux, Ascétisme, Bollywood, Cachemire, crémation, Littératures indiennes, Médecines, vêtements… Quelques exemples de notices qui montrent qu’aucun thème n’a été oublié… Le lecteur y trouvera sans difficultés de quoi satisfaire sa curiosité.