Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
India-Pakistan in War and Peace India-Pakistan in War and Peace Jyotindra Nath Dixit Survey of India-Pakistan relations from post1947 onwards to present day. OL1048275W
Field Notes on Democracy Field Notes on Democracy Arundhati Roy Combining fierce conviction, deft political analysis, and beautiful writing, this is the essential new book from Arundhati Roy. This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contempora… OL1052137W
Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru Sarvepalli Gopal Biography of Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964, Prime minister of India. OL1052594W
Antinomies of society Antinomies of society André Béteille Collection of papers on institutions, civil society, and democracy in India. OL1075120W
India unbound India unbound Gurcharan Das "India today is a vibrant free-market democracy and has begun to flex its muscles in the global information economy and on the world stage. Now, acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das traces India's recen… OL1075254W
Behenji Behenji Ajoy Bose Mayawati, b. 1956, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. OL12018820W
India since 1980 India since 1980 Sumit Ganguly "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, an… OL16189063W
Agenda for improving governance Agenda for improving governance Bibek Debroy Contributed articles in the Indian context. OL18257895W
Saffron versus green Saffron versus green Kanchanmoy Mojumdar On communalism, community tensions between Muslims, and Hindus, and riots as an fallout of the political conditions in Central Provinces and Berar, India in former half of 20th century; a study. OL2317004W
Ambedkar Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar Autobiographical notes of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, 1892-1956, statesman and nationalist from India, about his experiences of untouchability. OL386616W
Local politics Local politics Marguerite S. Robinson On poverty and rural development, survey conducted between 1969 and 1974. OL4755553W
Modern Indian kingship Modern Indian kingship Marzia Balzani "The book is addressed to those interested in the culture and politics of present day India, and to those generally concerned with theories of kingship and ritual and the complex fate of postcolonial… OL5798118W
Rajaji Rajaji Rajmohan Gandhi Biography of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, 1878-1972, former governor-general of India. OL654388W