The politics of India since independence / Paul R. Brass.
Author
- Brass, Paul R. 1936-
Series
- The New Cambridge history of India ; IV, 1.
Edition
- 2nd ed.
Published
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 1994
Physical description
xx, 403 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN
- 0521459702
- 0521453623
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-386) and index.
Contents
- List of figures and tables.
- Preface.
- List of abbreviations.
- 1. Introduction: continuities and discontinuities between pre- and post-Independence India. p. 1.
- 2. Political change, political structure, and the functioning of government. p. 35.
- 3. Parties and politics. p. 67.
- 4. State and local politics. p. 116.
- 5. Language problems. p. 157.
- 6. Crises of national unity: Punjab, the northeast, and Kashmir. p. 192.
- 7. Communal and caste conflict: secularism, Hindu nationalism, and the Indian state. p. 228.
- 8. Politics, economic development, and social change. p. 273.
- 9. Political aspects of agricultural change. p. 303.
- 10. Conclusion: problems and prospects. p. 336.
- Bibliography. p. 368.
- Index. p. 387.
Genre
- Bibliography
- Illustrated
Language
- English
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