India since independence
Chandra, Bipan
India since independence Bipan Chandra; Aditya Mukherjee; Mridula Mukherjee - Revised and updated edition - New Delhi : Penguin Books, 2008. - xvi, 771 pages ; 23 cm
Introduction --
The Colonial legacy --
The national movement and its legacy --
The evolution of the constitution and main provisions --
The architecture of the constitution: basic features and institutions --
The initial years --
Consolidation of India as a nation (I) --
Consolidation of India as a nation (II): the linguistic reorganization of the states --
Consolidation of India as a nation (III): integration of the tribals --
Consolidation of India as a nation (IV): regionalism and regional inequality --
The years of hope and achievement, 1951-1964 --
Foreign policy: the Nehru era --
Jawaharlal Nehru in historical perspective --
Political parties, 1947-1964: the Congress --
Political parties, 1947-1965: the opposition --
From Shastri to Indira Gandhi, 1964-1969 --
The Indira Gandhi years, 1969-1973 --
The JP movement and the emergency: Indian democracy tested --
The Janata interregnum and Indira Gandhi's second coming, 1977-1984 --
The Rajiv years --
Run-up to the new millennium and after --
Politics in the states (I): Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam --
Politics in the states (II): West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir --
The Punjab crisis --
Indian economy, 1947-1965: the Nehruvian legacy --
Indian economy, 1965-1991 --
Economic reforms since 1991 --
The Indian economy in the new millennium --
Land reforms (I): Colonial impact and legacy of the national and peasant movements --
Land reforms (II): Zamindari abolition and tenancy reforms --
Land reforms (III): ceiling and the Bhoodan movement --
Cooperatives and an overview of land reforms --
Agriculture growth and the Green Revolution --
Agratian struggles since independence --
Revival and growth of communalism --
Communalism and the use of state power --
Caste, untouchability, anti-caste politics and strategies --
Indian women since independence --
The postcolonial Indian state and the political economy of development: an overview --
Disarray in institutions of governance --
The dawn of the new millennium: achievements, problems and prospects.
The story of the forging of India, the world's largest democracy, is a rich and inspiring one. This volume, a sequel to the best-selling India's Struggle for Independence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes it has achieved, in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle for freedom.
97800143104094
India -- History -- 1947-
Nationalism
India - Freedom struggle
India -- Politics and government
Autonomy and independence movements
954.035 / CHA
India since independence Bipan Chandra; Aditya Mukherjee; Mridula Mukherjee - Revised and updated edition - New Delhi : Penguin Books, 2008. - xvi, 771 pages ; 23 cm
Introduction --
The Colonial legacy --
The national movement and its legacy --
The evolution of the constitution and main provisions --
The architecture of the constitution: basic features and institutions --
The initial years --
Consolidation of India as a nation (I) --
Consolidation of India as a nation (II): the linguistic reorganization of the states --
Consolidation of India as a nation (III): integration of the tribals --
Consolidation of India as a nation (IV): regionalism and regional inequality --
The years of hope and achievement, 1951-1964 --
Foreign policy: the Nehru era --
Jawaharlal Nehru in historical perspective --
Political parties, 1947-1964: the Congress --
Political parties, 1947-1965: the opposition --
From Shastri to Indira Gandhi, 1964-1969 --
The Indira Gandhi years, 1969-1973 --
The JP movement and the emergency: Indian democracy tested --
The Janata interregnum and Indira Gandhi's second coming, 1977-1984 --
The Rajiv years --
Run-up to the new millennium and after --
Politics in the states (I): Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam --
Politics in the states (II): West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir --
The Punjab crisis --
Indian economy, 1947-1965: the Nehruvian legacy --
Indian economy, 1965-1991 --
Economic reforms since 1991 --
The Indian economy in the new millennium --
Land reforms (I): Colonial impact and legacy of the national and peasant movements --
Land reforms (II): Zamindari abolition and tenancy reforms --
Land reforms (III): ceiling and the Bhoodan movement --
Cooperatives and an overview of land reforms --
Agriculture growth and the Green Revolution --
Agratian struggles since independence --
Revival and growth of communalism --
Communalism and the use of state power --
Caste, untouchability, anti-caste politics and strategies --
Indian women since independence --
The postcolonial Indian state and the political economy of development: an overview --
Disarray in institutions of governance --
The dawn of the new millennium: achievements, problems and prospects.
The story of the forging of India, the world's largest democracy, is a rich and inspiring one. This volume, a sequel to the best-selling India's Struggle for Independence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes it has achieved, in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle for freedom.
97800143104094
India -- History -- 1947-
Nationalism
India - Freedom struggle
India -- Politics and government
Autonomy and independence movements
954.035 / CHA