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Brand New Nation : Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India

By Ravinder Kaur

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About the book

The early twenty-first century was an optimistic moment of global futures-making. The old ‘third-world’ nations were rapidly embracing the script of unbridled capitalism in the hope of arriving on the world stage.

Brand New Nation reveals the on-the-ground experience of the relentless transformation of the nation-state into an attractive investment destination for global capital. The infusion of capital not only rejuvenates the nation, it also produces investment-fuelled nationalism, a populist energy that can be turned into a powerful instrument of coercion.

Grounded in the history of modern India, the book reveals how the forces of identity economy, identity politics, publicity, populism, violence and economic growth are rapidly rearranging the liberal political order the world over.

Pages: 368

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Ravinder Kaur

Ravinder Kaur is Associate Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Copenhagen. She is the author of Since 1947: Partition Narratives among the Punjabi Migrants of Delhi (2007, 2018)

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This is an original and highly provocative book. - Martin Wolf, Financial Times

This book needs to be read by any and every serious student of the Indian economy. - Vivek Kaul, Mint

Brand New Nation evocatively captures the zeitgeist of the glory days of globalization. From the perspective of the present, where demonetization, GST and the lockdown have destroyed people’s livelihoods, India is neither rising nor shining. Crony capitalism reigns. Perhaps that was the subliminal text in the messaging: the idea that India is For Sale. - Amita Baviskar, Outlook

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