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Book Description: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Second Edition. 14 Cms x 22 Cms. The Politics of India since Independence provides a comprehensive study of the major political, cultural, and economic changes in India during the past forty five years. Paul Brass focuses on the consequences of the centralising drives of the national leadership to create a strong, unified nation, and a dynamic economy, all of which have been put into jeopardy in recent years by increased inter-caste conflicts, the rise of militant Hindu nationalism, and the worst communal massacres since Independence. In the second edition of his book, the author takes account of recent events to ask whether the country can find the right leadership to restore a political and communal balance in state and society. Printed Pages: 400 with 22 tables and 7 maps. Bookseller Inventory # 023164

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Book Description: Cambridge, New Delhi. Paper back. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 007613

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Book Description: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Softcover. Book Condition: New. NA (illustrator). 2nd edition. NA. This first edition of the Politics of India since Independence argued that the Indian state, society, and economy where in the midst of a systematic crisis produced by the centralizing drives of a national leadership determined to transform the country into a modern., industrialized, militarily strong state. In the three years since this edition was published, this crisis has intensified, revealing itself in secessionist movements and in increased inter-caste conflicts. The country has witnessed the rise of Hindu nationalism and the worst communal massacres since Independence following the destruction of the mosque in Ayodhya. The issue before the country now is whether or not it can find within its own traditions the moral and material resources and the leadership to restore a political and communal balance in state and society. CONTETNS: List of figures and tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; 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 Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 424. Bookseller Inventory # 3242

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