Synopses & Reviews
A comparative and historical study of the interplay between democratic politics and authoritarian states in South Asia.
Review
'Jalal's real contribution lies, I think, in reminding us that within the region of South Asia, it is not ethnicity itself that is a problem, but the state structures from within which it arises.' Times Higher Education Supplement
Synopsis
In a comparative and historical study of the interplay between democratic politics and authoritarian states in South Asia, Ayesha Jalal explains how a shared colonial legacy led to apparently contrasting patterns of political development, although confronting similar threats from ethnic and regional movements.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-275) and index.
Table of Contents
l. The colonial legacy in India and Pakistan; 2. State formation and political processes in India and Pakistan, 1947-1971; 3. The 'populist' era and its aftermath in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, 1971-1993; 4. The state and political economy: 1947-1993; 5. Central power and regional dissidence; 6. Societies, cultures and ideologies: hybrids in contrived monoliths.