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INDIA: GOVERNMENT and POLITICS IN A DEVELOPING NATION, 7e, is the authoritative textbook on India. The text discusses India's political and economic development, its experiences with democracy, its foreign policy, and its institutional structure. Kochanek and Hardgrave do a very thorough job of discussing all of this within a broader historical and cultural context. This new edition includes coverage of the latest elections and governmental changes, as well as coverage of India's growth as an economic market. ... Read more

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How has democracy taken root in India in the face of a low-income economy, poverty, illiteracy and ethnic diversity? Atul Kohli brings together leading scholars of Indian politics to explore this intriguing anomaly. Themes addressed include politics, ethnicity, federalism, caste, poverty, and Hindu nationalism. This is a tightly conceived volume on an important and controversial topic, which will be as useful in the classroom as it will be for professionals and general readers. It is a book for anyone who wants to learn more about the world's largest democracy. ... Read more

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The rise of China and India is the story of our times. The unprecedented expansion of their economic and power capabilities raises profound questions for scholars and policymakers. What forces propelled these two Asian giants into global pacesetters, and what does their emergence mean for the United States and the world? With intimate detail, Shalendra D. Sharma's China and India in the Age of Globalization explores how the interplay of socio-historical, political, and economic forces has transformed these once poor agrarian societies into economic powerhouses. Yet, globalization is hardly a seamless process, as the vagaries and uncertainties of globalization also present risks and challenges. This book examines the challenges both countries face and what each must do to strike the balance between reaping the opportunities and mitigating the risks. For the United States, assisting a rising China to become a responsible global stakeholder and fostering peace and stability in the volatile subcontinent will be paramount in the coming years. ... Read more

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The Politics of India since Independence provides a concise but comprehensive analytical study of the major political, cultural, and economic changes and crises in India during the past forty-five years.The organizing focus is on the consequences of the centralizing drives and tendencies of the national leadership of the country to create a strong state, a unified nation, and a dynamic economy, all of which have been placed in serious doubt in recent years. ... Read more

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Impressive in Scope and Merit
Paul Brass has produced an excellent academic text that is ideal for use in upper level college courses."The Politics of India since Independence" will acquaint the reader with the parliamentary style government of India.It sketches in the challenges and accomplishment of a few of its major leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi, and V.P. Singh (the second edition leaves off in the early 90s; one shortcoming), as well as some of its major issues: linguistic and Hindu-Muslim tension, caste conflict, and the agrarian problem.Readers will find a wealth of information contained herein, and teachers will find it an invaluable aid in the classroom.The text does not go into much detail on India-Pakistan relations, and might comment more on untouchability, but should be regarded as a highly praiseworthy achievement for its scope and detail.Admittedly the text can be dry and not the most readable, but it has great merits as an academic work.

2008 Edition
it would be nice if amazon would have posted the 2008 3rd edition information; all this info is photocopied from the 1994 2nd edition. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This book is a socio-political history of the city of Delhi from 1803, when it was conquered by the British to 1931 when New Delhi was formally inaugurated. ... Read more

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The official constitution of India from the government records. ... Read more

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Developed by 16 Nobel laureates and championed by governments from Africa to Latin America to Asia, this book discusses the Global Arms Treaty as a solution to the problems of societal weaponization that have plagued the state of India since its independence. India continues to be affected by the debilitating impact of armed conflicts according to global surveys, India is ranked second to Indonesia in the realm of internal wars in Asia. The armed conflicts manifest in the forms of irredentist and separatist wars, caste conflicts, and in several hues of terrorist-orchestrated upheavals, fueled by an illicit arms trade.

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This book considers the ideological and institutional antecedents of mature Indian nationalism. It argues that patriotism is a useful concept with which to understand India in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It includes essays on swadeshi, Indian resistance, and "communalism." ... Read more

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Parliaments or legislatures are the keystone of democratic governance and they are critical in securing government accountability. This book presents a comparative analysis of the role of parliamentary committees in securing government accountability in the three largest and most important functioning democracies in South Asia: Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.

The author compares the nascent democracy of Bangladesh with the stable and vibrant democratic system of India since its independence from the British in 1947 and Sri Lanka's longstanding and established democracy. He argues that in each country, parliament has been able to survive and perform the key parliamentary tasks of representation, legislation, oversight of the executive, conflict resolution and regime maintenance; concluding that parliamentary committees in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka do not perform as successfully as their counterparts in the Western world in controlling the government and holding it to account; however, their role in securing government accountability is not irrelevant.

Parliamentary Control and Government Accountability in South Asia will be a useful reference for studying third world parliaments in particular.

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With special reference to Orissa, India. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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An examination of the evolution of the office of prime minister in the world's largest democracy. Given the long terms in office of two of the incumbents - Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter, Indira Gandhi - they naturally receive particular attention. However rather than discussing the achievements of individual office-holders, it is the varying dimensions of the prime minister's role and authority that are assessed - in relation to institutions such as parliament, the bureaucracy, the judiciary, the foreign and defence establishment, and also in relation to important social and political forces such as the Hindu Right, the communist Left and the Centrist ruling parties. The book thus breaks new ground in its analysis of political change in India and provides students of comparative Third World politics with an introduction to this country of 850 million people. ... Read more

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The fascinating account of a young woman's work with the Department ofState's Information Service in Madras, India and Kathmandu, Nepal,during the early 1950s. In Madras, the author publicized the WheatLoan Act and spent much time visiting famine-stricken villages.Inearly 1952 -- one year after the Nepalese National Congress overthrewthe dictatorial government of the autocratic Rana Family -- the authorwas transferred to Kathmandu, Nepal to head the small Americanlibrary.We Tried is the intimate account of people --starving Indian villagers, the Nepalese royal family, missionaries,community development workers, diplomats and Sherpa Norga Tenzing andSir Edmund Hilary, the conquerors of Mt. Everest.

Nancy Dammann (nandamm@earthlink.net) holds an A.B. Degree from Smith College, M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern university and Ph.D. from Walden University.Following her tour in India and Nepal, Nancy Dammann served in Indonesia, Thailand, Jamaica and the Philippines with the U. S. Agency for International Development as a Communications Media Advisor. She currently lives in Sun City, Arizona. ... Read more