“Bose surveys the trajectory of India’s democracy in the nearly seven decades since the country won its independence from the British. He does a masterly job of showing the political transformation from a powerful central government exercising a ‘top-down authority’ over the states and with the dominance of a single party (the Congress Party) to the emergence of several regional parties. Today these mass-based regional parties and their leaders are significant players; they decide who governs at the center. Bose argues that this change in the political scene is evidence of ‘a robust democracy.’ Other subjects explored are the political odyssey in West Bengal from partition to the present and the rise and fall of three generations of Maoist insurgencies in India. The section on Kashmir provides sound historical context for the events in this troubled area… Bose’s work fills in the connections needed to understand the political complexities of India’s democracy.”—Ravi Shenoy, Library Journal
“Transforming India is a fast-paced and absorbing account by a first-rate author. Bose is a superb guide through the intricacies of India’s democracy and a sober witness to the extraordinary challenges it faces. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the future for political liberty in one of Asia’s great civilizations. A terrific book.”—Nur Yalman, Harvard University
Transforming India
Challenges to the World's Largest Democracy
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$35.00 • £25.00 • €30.00
ISBN 9780674050662
Publication: September 2013
