Description
- Print length: 767 pages
- Language: English
- Publisher: Aakar Books
- Publication date: 15 May 2025
- Dimensions: 24 x 16 x 6 cm
- ISBN-10: 9350029103
- ISBN-13: 978-9350029107
Original price was: ₹2,995.00.₹2,396.00Current price is: ₹2,396.00.
Explore the complexities of communalism and its impact on Indian society with ‘Towards Understanding Communalism (2 Volumes set)’. This comprehensive study delves into the historical, social, economic, political, and religious factors fueling communal violence. Featuring insights from leading scholars, this two-volume set critically examines how communalism undermines secularism and democracy, questioning the possibility of a democratic future in its pervasive presence. Discover why religion becomes a basis for communal mobilization and the dangerous implications of using communalism as a political weapon. This essential read for The Bookish Owl audience scrutinizes the demand for separate nations based on communal ideologies and reinforces the need to reflect India’s federal character in politics. Understand the weakening of secular strands and the path toward reviving democratic institutions and secular norms in this timely and insightful analysis.
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