The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism keyword-wolfgang-streeck making this book a unique

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A central theme of the book is the logic implicit in the Freudian category of identification and its consequences for understanding politics

The political debates which they initiated soon became part of the agenda of the Left internationally

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The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism keyword-wolfgang-streeck making this book a uniqueWith the Hindu nationalist BJP now replacing the Congress as the only national political force, the communalization of the Indian polity has qualitatively advanced since the earlier edition of this book in 1997. This edition has been substantially reworked and updated with several new chapters added. Hindutvas rise necessitates a more critical take on mainstream secular claims ironically reinforced by liberal left sections discovering special virtues