India's Political Parties
Series: Readings in Indian Government and Politics series;
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Product details:
- Edition number First Edition
- Publisher SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Date of Publication 1 January 2007
- ISBN 9780761935148
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages420 pages
- Size 215x139 mm
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This volume is the sixth in the series of essential readings on Indian government and politics and its focus is on political parties in India. It introduces the reader to the extensive and varied landscape of political parties in India by bringing together classic articles on national and regional organizations and the politics they represent. The book covers an exceptionally wide terrain ranging from individual parties, to the development of nationalism and communalism, and to more current issues like state funding of elections and women's representation.
MoreLong description:
This volume is the sixth in the series of essential readings in Indian government and politics focusing on political parties in India. It introduces the reader to the extensive and varied landscape of parties by bringing together seminal articles, new studies on national and regional parties and specific commentaries on important aspects of parties and the party system in India
The book covers an exceptionally wide terrain ranging from a discussion of individual parties, to their location in the context of nationalism and communalism, to more topical issues such as state funding of elections, party nominations, women`s representation and defections.
The book traces the evolution of various political parties in India, their agenda, classification, electoral strategies and character in terms of being national, regional, ideological or community-based.
MoreTable of Contents:
Preface
Introduction - E Sridharan and Peter Ronald deSouza
The Evolution of Political Parties in India
A Plea for the Reconstruction of the Indian Polity - Jayaprakash Narayan
Politics without Party - M N Roy
The Congress `System' in India - Rajni Kothari
Party System and Electoral Politics in the Indian States, 1952-2002 - Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav
From Hegemony to Convergence
Party Politics and Electoral Behaviour - Myron Weiner
From Independence to the 1980s
The Challenge of Hindu Nationalism - Bruce D Graham
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Contemporary Indian Politics
Communalization of the Indian Polity - Achin Vanaik
The Communist Parties in India - Valerian Rodrigues
Shiv Sena - Suhas Palshikar
A Tiger with Many Faces?
Telugu Desam Party - K C Suri
Rise and Prospects for Future
Parties, the Party System and Collective Action for State Funding of Elections - E Sridharan
A Comparative Perspective on Possible Options
`No' to Zenana Dabbas: - Madhu Kishwar
Deghettoising Women's Politics and Enhancing their Representation in Legislatures
Selection of Congress Candidates: - Ramashray Roy
The Formal Criteria
Political Nomadism in India: - Peter Ronald DeSouza
The Struggle between the Fence and the Field
Index
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