1st Edition
Democracy Indian Style Subhas Chandra Bose and the Creation of India's Political Culture
By Anton Pelinka
Copyright 2003
330 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
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Democracy Indian Style explores the social and cultural factors underlying India's successful democracy by describing and analyzing the life of Subhas Chandra Bose and his impact on India before and after independence. As a nation India is very old. Its political culture has deep roots in India's pre-colonial history, but it is also a product of Western-style democracy, which has shaped and... Read more
Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Why Bose?
2. Why India?
3. The Rise of a Nationalist
4. The Roots of Modern India
5. Interlude in Vienna
6. Indian Democracy: Constitution, Parliament, Federalism
7. Gandhi's Friend and Foe
8. No Parties—Or Too Many Parties?
9. Interlude in Berlin
10. India—One, Two, or Many Nations?
11. At the Right Place—At the Wrong Time
12. A World Power Waiting in the Wings
13. Bose—The Myth Lives On
Sources and Bibliography
Index
Biography
Anton Pelinka
