Authoritarian populism and bovine political economy in Modi's India / Jostein Jakobsen and Kenneth Bo Nielsen.
| Author/creator | Jakobsen, Jostein |
| Other author | Nielsen, Kenneth Bo. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Authoritarian Populism, Bovines, and State Contradictions in Modi's India -- Hindu Nationalism and Bovine Political Economy -- The "Double Victimisation" of Classes of Labour in Countryside and City -- Towards Corporate Concentration: Covid-19 and Beyond -- Concluding Reflections on State Contradictions and Counter-Hegemonic Projects under Modi's Authoritarian Populism. |
| Abstract | "Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Politics in Modi's India analyses how the twin forces of Hindu nationalism and neoliberalism unfold in India's bovine economy, revealing their often-devastating material and economic impact on the country's poor. This book is a rare, in-depth study of India's bovine economy under Narendra Modi's authoritarian populism. This is an economy that throws up a central paradox: On the one hand, an entrenched and aggressive Hindu nationalist politics is engaged in violently protecting the cow, disciplining those who do not sufficiently respect and revere it; on the other hand, India houses and continuously promotes one of the world's largest corporate-controlled beef export economies that depends on the slaughter of millions of bovines every year. The book offers an original analysis of this scenario to show how Modi's authoritarian populist regime has worked to reconcile the two by simultaneously promoting a virulent Hindu nationalism that seeks to turn India into a Hindu state, while also pushing neoliberal economic policies favouring corporate capital and elite class interests within and beyond the bovine economy. The book brings out the adverse impacts of these political-economic processes on the lives and livelihoods of millions of poor Indians in countryside and city. In addition, it identifies emerging weaknesses in Modi's authoritarian populism, highlighting the potential for progressive counter-mobilization. It will be of interest to scholars in the fields of development studies, South Asia studies, critical agrarian studies, as well as scholars with a general interest in political economy, contemporary authoritarian populism, and social movements"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Jakobsen, Jostein. Authoritarian populism and bovine political economy in Modi's India Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2023 9781032709345 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023047698 |
| ISBN | 9781040003640 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781032709406 (ebk) |
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| ISBN | (pbk) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |