Indian politics and society since independence : events, processes and ideology / Bidyut Chakrabarty
Imprint
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2008
Edition
1st ed
Descript
xiv, 243 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Setting the scene : partition and after -- shaping Indian politics : the language of identity -- Indian democracy : liberalism in its reinvented form -- parliamentary federalism : redefining the westminster model -- the chaotic 1960s : decade of experiments and turmoil -- the left front and the 2006 assembly elections in west Bengal : Marxism reinvented -- coalition politics in India : cultural synergy or political expediency?