Wendy Singer

Independent India, 1947-2000 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Wendy Singers book is a clear and concise look at post-independence India, addressing all the key themes of the period industrial development versus the agrarian sector; religious conflict; the rise of political parties; caste tensions. All issues are discussed in a chronological framework, beginning with the making of the constitution in the first five years of independence, through to Indias role in the 1971 civil war in Pakistan, the two-year Emergency declared in 1975, the rise of the middle class in the 1980s, and economic and local government reforms in the 1990s. The Assessment section of the book draws the themes together and reflects on recent events such as the testing of nuclear weapons.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317876205
• Artikelnr.: 57161006

Autorenporträt

Wendy Singer is the Roy T. Wortman Professor of History at Kenyon College. Her research focuses on the social and cultural histories of politics and political movements in India. She is author, most recently, of A Constituency Suitable for Ladies and other Social Histories of Indian Elections.