India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, Fourth Edition

Hardgrave, Robert L., Jr. & Stanley A. Kochanek

ISBN 10: 0155413538 / ISBN 13: 9780155413535

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, New York, 1984

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History: A trade paperback look at the evolution of institutions in India. In good condition except for underlining.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, Fourth Edition
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, New York
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0155413538
• ISBN 13: 9780155413535
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Maps
• Edition: Trade Paper
• Condition: Good to Fair - Underlining
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Hardgrave India 4e [paperback] Hardgrave, Robert L [Jan 01, 1986]

About the Author

Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. is the Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Departments of Government and Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a specialist in comparative politics, with an area focus on the domestic and international politics of South Asia. Working principally in India, he has conducted research on a wide range of topics, including ethnic/linguistic conflict, social movements, and politics and social change. In addition INDIA: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN A DEVELOPING NATION, first published in 1970, his books include THE DRAVIDIAN MOVEMENT; THE NADARS OF TAMILNAD: THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF A COMMUNITY IN CHANGE; INDIA UNDER PRESSURE: PROSPECTS FOR POLITICAL STABILITY; AND ESSAYS IN THE POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF SOUTH INDIA. His most recent book, though not in political science, addresses his long interest in India: A PORTRAIT OF THE HINDUS: BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS & THE EUROPEAN IMAGE OF INDIA 1760-1824. Professor Hardgrave is senior policy adviser on South Asia for Political Risk Services, Inc., and has served as a consultant on South Asia for the U.S. Department of State.

Stanley A. Kochanek is a professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University. He has had extensive field experience in India as a Senior Fulbright Fellow and a research fellow of the American Institute of Indian Studies. He has published several books and numerous research articles on the politics of South Asia and is primarily interested in the role of political parties and interest groups in political systems.