{"product_id":"the-greater-india-experiment-2","title":"The Greater India Experiment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe assertion that even institutions often viewed as abhorrent should be dispassionately understood motivates Arkotong Longkumer's pathbreaking ethnography of the Sangh Parivar, a family of organizations comprising the Hindu right. \u003ci\u003eThe Greater India Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e counters the urge to explain away their ideas and actions as inconsequential by demonstrating their efforts to influence local politics and culture in Northeast India. Longkumer constructs a comprehensive understanding of Hindutva, an idea central to the establishment of a Hindu nation-state, by focusing on the Sangh Parivar's engagement with indigenous peoples in a region that has long resisted the \"idea of India.\" Contextualizing their activities as a Hindutva \"experiment\" within the broader Indian political and cultural landscape, he ultimately paints a unique picture of the country today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Arkotong Longkumer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573435531446,"sku":"9781503614239","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781503614239_d11da001-e9ba-49a1-b1cf-fad838a19aef.jpg?v=1727357404","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-greater-india-experiment-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}