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082 _a320.954 BRA 2nd ed
100 _a"Brass, Paul R."
245 0 _aPolitics of India since Independence
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aCambridge
260 _bCambridge university press
260 _c2006
300 _a403p.-
520 _aThe Politics of India since Independence provides a comprehensive study of the major political, cultural, and economic changes in India since gaining independence. 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.
650 _aIndia-Politics and government-1947
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