{"product_id":"lineages-of-the-present-ideology-and-politics-in-contemporary-south-asia-paperback","title":"Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia - 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\u003eAijaz Ahmad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn March 1998, India broke a quarter-century's silence when it detonated a series of nuclear devices in the Rajasthan desert. Having announced it possessed the requisite credentials for membership in the nuclear club in 1974, India quickly disavowed any desire to join, pledging not to develop its capability further.. As the Pokhran explosions revealed, that promise would not be kept for ever, and the principal beneficiary of its breaking was now to be a right-wing government seeking to shore up its shaky political base by demonstrating its commitment to the 'Hindu bomb'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile most in the West were taken unawares by this sudden bellicosity in the land of Ghandi, more scrupulous observers on the South-Asian scene insisted it had a clear history. In this, his first book since the hotly debated \u003ci\u003eIn Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, Aijaz Ahmad untangles many of the intertwined threads of historical and political traditions in a still-too-poorly-understood region of the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAijaz Ahmad\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned cultural theorist who has taught in several western and Indian universities. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eFrontline\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, he currently lives in New Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.94 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45680594092134,"sku":"9781859843581","price":38.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dnAraDR3RCtVcDJGV29MSnR5cFZWUT09.webp?v=1780311020","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/lineages-of-the-present-ideology-and-politics-in-contemporary-south-asia-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}