Synopses & Reviews
The Politics of India since Independence provides a concise but comprehensive analytical study of the major political, cultural, and economic changes and crises in India during the past forty-five years. The organizing focus is on the consequences of the centralizing drives and tendencies of the national leadership of the country to create a strong state, a unified nation, and a dynamic economy, all of which have been placed in serious doubt in recent years.
Synopsis
A comprehensive and up-to-date study of the major political, cultural and economic changes in India during the past 45 years.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-386) and index.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: continuities and discontinuities between pre- and post-Independence India; Part I. Political Change: 2. Political change, political structure, and the functioning of government; 3. Parties and politics; 4. State and local politics; Part II. Pluralism and National Integration: 5. Language problems; 6. Crises of national unity: Punjab, the northeast, and Kashmir; 7. Communal and caste conflict: secularism, Hindu nationalism, and the Indian state; Part III. Political Economy: 8. Politics, economic development, and social change; 9. Political aspects of agricultural change; 10. Conclusion: problems and prospects.