Subramanian, Narendra

Ethnicity and populist mobilization : political parties citizens and democracy in South India - Delhi Oxford University Press 1999 - 371 p.

This text examines how the interactions of parties and society continually reshape ethnic identities and redirect ethnic politics. It explores the activities of the Dravidian parties of South India. The author traces the shifts of the Dravidian parties through the course of the century, from an emphasis on heresy to the promotion of tolerance. The text uses methods drawn from political science, sociology and historical anthropology.

9780195643169


Political Parties- India

324.2548 SUB