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The culture of prohibition in Gujarat, India (2014)
Book Chapter
Heitmeyer, C., & Simpson, E. (2014). The culture of prohibition in Gujarat, India. In H. Fischer-Tine, & J. Tschurenev (Eds.), A history of alcohol and drugs in modern South Asia: Intoxicating affairs (203-218). Routledge

The idea of Gujarat conjures a number of often contradictory and paradoxical images. This is certainly true for the well-known comparison of the region’s Gandhian past with modern branding of politicized Hinduism). It is also true in the relation bet... Read More about The culture of prohibition in Gujarat, India.