{"product_id":"hindutva-and-violence-against-women-paperback","title":"Hindutva and Violence Against Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrinda Karat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this monograph, one of India's leading, most committed political and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehuman rights activists examines how women's safety, dignity and security have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen undermined in the decade since the Hindu right rose to near-absolute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epower. Hindutva-the guiding philosophy of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSangh (RSS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the rest of the Sangh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParivar-is at its core a majoritarian, militant and regressive thought system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat draws inspiration from casteist, communal and misogynistic texts and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eideologues. While injustice in cases of violence against women is not new in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia, writes Brinda Karat, the political supremacy of Hindutva since 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas changed the nature and extent of this injustice. The religious identities of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe victims and the perpetrators determine the approach of powerful leaders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand their governments, the police, and, increasingly, the courts. This creates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enew rape cultures that ultimately affect the processes of justice for all women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining some of the most horrific instances of majoritarian violence against\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewomen and the official response (or lack of it) to them-the release of Bilkis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBano's rapists; campaigns in favour of the men who brutalized little Asifa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBano; the covert cremation of the body of the Hathras victim; the rape and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emurder of Kuki women in Manipur-Karat shows how, when sexual crimes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare communalized, women of oppressed castes are denied justice just as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewomen of religious and ethnic minorities are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpassioned, rigorous and forthright, this is a necessary book for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355749204217,"sku":"9789354478772","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/AAc-JfqJZ_9789354478772.webp?v=1769854527","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hindutva-and-violence-against-women-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}