The charisma of direct action
Subtitle: power, politics, and the Shiv Sena
By: Julia M. Eckert.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Delhi; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Ṭhākare, Bāḷa.; Shiv Sena.; Political parties -- India -- Maharashtra.; Maharashtra (India) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Description: Introduction p. 1 
The Shakha and its Neighbourhood p. 13 
Making Popular Culture p. 39 
Charisma and its Underbelly: Principle and Practice of the Sena's Authoritarian Ideal p. 54 
Militant Enmity p. 87 
Violence as Method and Ideology p. 113 
Shifting Limits p. 150 
Vada Pav and Zhunka Bhakar: The Shiv Sena's Electoral Expansion and the Economic 
Informalization of Mumbai 
p. 170 
Dismantling the 'Congress System' p. 210 
Shivshahi in Limbo p. 238 
Volent Action as Participation p. 265 
Bibliography p. 282 
Glossary p. 296 
Abbreviations p. 301 
Election Results p. 303 
The Official Structure of the Shiv Sena p. 306
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-295).