| Description |
447 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Rajendra Vora and Suhas Palshikar -- 2. Issues before Indian Democracy: An Overview / Rajni Kothari -- 3. The Crisis of Political Authority / D. L. Sheth -- 4. What is Happening Inside Indian Democracy? / Javeed Alam -- 5. Theorizing Indian Democracy / Manoranjan Mohanty -- 6. Whose Democracy Are We Talking About? Hegemony and Democracy in India / Suhas Palshikar -- 7. Understanding Indian Politics: Are We Asking the Right Questions? / Jayant Lele -- 8. The Ethical Insufficiency of Egoism and Altruism: India in Transition / Rajeev Bhargava -- 9. Understanding Indian Secularism: Learning from its Recent Critics / Thomas Pantham -- 10. New Dalit Politics / Gopal Guru -- 11. Decline of Caste Majoritarianism in Indian Politics / Rajendra Vora -- 12. Rise of the BJP and Decline of the Congress: An Appraisal / V. B. Singh -- 13. Predicament of the Left / Sandeep Pendse -- 14. Increasing Fluidity in Electoral Contests: Is This Mere Anti-Incumbency? / Sanjay Kumar |
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15. Social Movements in Crisis? / Rajeshwari Deshpande -- 16. Struggle Against Dams or Struggle for Water? Environmental Movements and the State / Gail Omvedt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Democracy -- India.
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Politics and government -- 1947- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064944
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| Author |
Vora, Rajendra, 1946-2008.
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Palshikar, Suhas.
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| LC no. |
2003005711 |
| ISBN |
0761997903 U.S. cased |
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8178292378 India cased |
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