William F Kuracina

The State and Governance in India

The Congress Ideal

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents an innovative investigation of the policies of the Indian Congress during the late colonial period. Departing from the hitherto existing historiography of Indian nationalism, it analyses the extent to which Congress elites engaged in processes intended to foster nation-building in India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780415779449
• ISBN-10: 0415779448
• Artikelnr.: 28518126

Autorenporträt

William F. Kuracina is Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University-Commerce. His research interest is Indian nationalism and, more broadly, the history of South Asia and the British Empire.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Processes Fueling the Development of the State and Governance 2. Indian
Democracy and Civil Liberties 3. Opposing Imperialism through Foreign
Affairs 4. Planning for Economic Liberation 5. Imagining a Unique Federal
State 6. Erosion of the Ideal: Defense and National Government 7.
Conclusions