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Author Jalal, Ayesha.

Title Democracy and authoritarianism in South Asia : a comparative and historical perspective / Ayesha Jalal
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995

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 MELB  320.954 Jal/Daa  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 295 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Series Contemporary South Asia ; 1
Contemporary South Asia (Cambridge, England) ; 1
Contents 1. The colonial legacy in India and Pakistan -- 2. State formation and political processes in India and Pakistan, 1947 to c.1971 -- 3. The 'populist' era and its aftermath in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, 1971 to c.1993 -- 4. The state and political economy, 1947 to c.1993 -- 5. Central power and regional dissidence -- 6. Societies, cultures and ideologies: hybrids in contrived monoliths -- 7. Conclusion
Analysis Asia, South
Authoritarianism
Colonialism
Democracy
Economic development
History
International comparisons
Overseas item
Political change
Populism
Power (Politics)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-275) and index
Subject Democracy -- South Asia.
SUBJECT South Asia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117020
LC no. 94017045
ISBN 0521472717 (hc)
0521478626 (pb)
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