Sumit Ganguly

India Since 1980 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book considers the remarkable transformations that have taken place in India since 1980, a period that began with the assassination of the formidable Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Her death, and that of her son Rajiv seven years later, marked the end of the Nehru-Gandhi era. Although the country remains one of the few democracies in the developing world, many of the policies instigated by these earlier regimes have been swept away to make room for dramatic alterations in the political, economic and social landscape. Sumit Ganguly and Rahul Mukherji, two leading political scientists of South Asia, chart these developments with particular reference to social and political mobilization, the rise of the BJP and its challenge to Nehruvian secularism and the changes to foreign policy that, in combination with its meteoric economic development, have ensured India a significant place on the world stage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139062541
• Artikelnr.: 55377232

Autorenporträt

Sumit Ganguly is a Professor of Political Science and the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the author of numerous books including India's Foreign Policy: Retrospect and Prospect (2010); Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia, with S. Paul Kapur (2008); and The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies (2010), co-edited with Andrew Scobell and Joseph Liow.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Four revolutions and India's future
2. The transformation of India's foreign policy
3. India's economic transformation
4. Political mobilization in India
5. Indian secularism since 1980
6. India's trajectory: promises and challenges.

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1. Four revolutions and India's future; 2. The transformation of India's foreign policy; 3. India's economic transformation; 4. Political mobilization in India; 5. Indian secularism since 1980; 6. India's trajectory: promises and challenges.

Rezensionen

'... this book has two daunting tasks: introducing India to those new to the country, yet adding value for those more familiar with it; and focusing on recent developments, while at the same time providing sufficient historical background. This short, punchy volume manages these tasks admirably well ... this is a solid piece of work that succeeds admirably at speaking authoritatively to different audiences. It belongs on the bookshelf of those approaching India for the first time, as well as those seeking a reference work on the country.' Asian Journal of Social Science