Transforming India Challenges to the World's Largest Democracy |
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| Author:
| Bose, Sumantra |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05066-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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A nation of 1.25 billion, India is the world's most diverse democracy. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork and experience of Indian politics, Sumantra Bose tells the story of democracy's evolution in India since the 1950s and describes the challenges it faces today: from poverty and inequality to Maoist revolutionaries and Kashmir secessionists.
A nation of 1.25 billion, India is the world's most diverse democracy. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork and experience of Indian politics, Sumantra Bose tells the story of democracy's evolution in India since the 1950s and describes the challenges it faces today: from poverty and inequality to Maoist revolutionaries and Kashmir secessionists.