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    Dalit assertion has been a central feature of the states in the Hindi heartland since the mid-1980s, leading to the rise of political consciousness and identity-based lower-caste parties. The present study focuses on the different political response of the Congress party to identity assertion in Madhya Pradesh under the leadership of Digvijay Singh. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, in response to the ... Read more

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  • The Indian Parliament

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    • This volume examines the credibility and legitimacy of the Indian Parliament, scrutinising various aspects of its functioning. • The introduction provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship between the functioning of parliamentary institutions and the rapid changes witnessed in Indian society, particularly the onset of coalition politics and the initiation of economic reforms. • The ... Read more

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  • Maya, Modi, Azad

    Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva

    'The book has added immensely to our understanding of the political churning in India' - Swapan Dasgupta, Former MP Rajya Sabha and Author of Awakening Bharat Mata'A richly researched and insightful work. This investigates the place of Dalits in Indian politics at a time when it is dominated by Hindutva nationalism' - Shashi Tharoor, Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency ... Read more

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    This compact but comprehensive board review includes everything you need to successfully prepare for the ABIM Cardiology Board Review examination.Features over 1200 questions with answers and clear explanationsIncludes over 400 accompanying imagesCovers all key areas of cardiology practice, from history/physicial examination through all major diseases/disorders, along with special topics, e.g. ... Read more

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  • Politics of Representation

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    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The book presents debates around the concept of representation and how these ideas apply to representation for selected disadvantaged groups in India. It discusses empirical concerns and examines political representation of these disadvantaged groups in post-independence India. The experience of political representation of SCs, STs: the method of election, role of political parties in providing ... Read more

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  • Interrogating Reorganisation of States

    Culture, Identity and Politics in India

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    The volume analyses the complex historical and political context for the processes of state formation in independent India. It provides both a conceptual and empirical framework for an understanding of Indian democracy through the perspective of reorganisation of states.Following the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) in 1956, the territorial boundaries of the states ... Read more

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    When India was invented as a "modern" country in the years after Independence in 1947 it styled itself as a secular, federal, democratic Republic committed to an ideology of development. Nehru's India never quite fulfilled this promise, but more recently his vision of India has been challenged by two "revolts of the elites": those of economic liberalization and Hindu nationalism. These revolts ... Read more

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  • Rethinking State Politics in India

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  • Rival Claims

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    In this study of struggles for ethnoterritorial autonomy, Bethany Lacina explains regional elites’ decision whether or not to fight for autonomy, and the central government’s response to this decision. In India, the prime minister’s respective electoral ties to separate, rival regional interests determine whether ethnoterritorial demands occur and whether they are repressed or accommodated.Using ... Read more

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  • The Decline of the Caste Question

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