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Gandhi, Indira - ĭndēˈrə gänˈdē, 1917–84, Indian political leader; daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. She served as an aide to her father, who was prime minister (1947–64), and as minister of information in the government of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964–66). On Shastri's death in 1966, she succeeded as prime minister. Her first

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Indira Gandhi: In the Crucible of Leadership: A Political Biography » Read Now
by Mary C. Carras. 289 pgs.

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The History of India (Chap. 9 "Rise of the Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty" and Chap. 10 "Fall of the Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty") » Read Now
by John Mcleod. 225 pgs.

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Descriptions of India are often woefully cliched. Foreigners may preserve old ideas of the exotic East, or reflect the preoccupations of Western media, or view India as a country of violence and disaster. Yet many Indians see their homeland as a modern industrial power, the world's largest...
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Descriptions of India are often woefully cliched. Foreigners may preserve old ideas of the exotic East, or reflect the preoccupations of Western media, or view India as a country of violence and disaster. Yet many Indians see their homeland as a modern industrial power, the world's largest democracy, and the country where an ancient civilization thrives alongside state-of-the-art computer technology. This accessible narrative account follows the entire path of Indian history from the Harrapans to today.
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Toward Empowerment: Women and Movement Politics in India (includes "Indira Gandhi's India") » Read Now
by Leslie J. Calman. 230 pgs.

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...The Developing Structural Crisis: Indira Gandhis India, 22 The...women, notably in Asia Latin America--Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Sirimavo Bandaranaike...The Developing...
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Women in World Politics: An Introduction (Chap. 3 "Indira Gandhi: Gender and Foreign Policy") » Read Now
by Peter R. Beckman, Francine D'Amico. 232 pgs.

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What roles do women play in world politics? Who are these women, and what impact do they have on international relations? D'Amico and Beckman have assembled a diverse array of contributors who provide a variety of answers. Some contributors consider women as national leaders and profile Chamorro...
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What roles do women play in world politics? Who are these women, and what impact do they have on international relations? D'Amico and Beckman have assembled a diverse array of contributors who provide a variety of answers. Some contributors consider women as national leaders and profile Chamorro, Gandhi, Thatcher, and Aquino as examples. Autobiographical essays and interviews describe the experiences of Margaret Anstee, Benazir Bhutto, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Golda Meir. Other contributors analyze international women's movements, the roles of women in the Green Movement and in the revolutionary movements in Cuba and Nicaragua, and the work of Jane Addams in the peace movement. Some analyze the attitudes and beliefs of America's leading opinion makers on the subject of women and men in leadership roles. Written for beginning students in comparative politics and international relations, their work is both fundamental as an introductory text and pioneering in scope and conception.
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The Eagle and the Peacock: U.S. Foreign Policy toward India Since Independence (includes "The Limits of Power: The Nixon and Indira Gandhi Challenges") » Read Now
by M. Srinivas Chary. 194 pgs.

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A diplomatic history of American foreign policy toward India since 1947 that analyzes the forces of the Cold War in setting policy both between and within the two nations.
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Comparing Asian Politics: India, China, and Japan (includes a section on "Indira Gandhi and the Emergency") » Read Now
by Sue Ellen M. Charlton. 322 pgs.

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"By highlighting issues not typically raised in comparative politics texts, Charlton has provided us with a novel approach to Asian politics. Putting gender issues, environmental concerns, & ethnic divisions on center stage enables students to see ways in which Asian societies are maintaining their...
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"By highlighting issues not typically raised in comparative politics texts, Charlton has provided us with a novel approach to Asian politics. Putting gender issues, environmental concerns, & ethnic divisions on center stage enables students to see ways in which Asian societies are maintaining their connection to the past while forging into the future. A singular & important new textbook for all who teach Asian & Pacific Rim courses." Jean C. Robinson Indiana University
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Ethnic Conflict in India: A Case-Study of Punjab (includes "Understanding the 'Punjab Problem'") » Read Now
by Gurharpal Singh. 231 pgs.

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This important new book critically evaluates the conventional reading of ethnicity and ethnic conflict in contemporary Indian politics. By focusing on India's nation and state-building in the peripheral regions since 1947, in particular Punjab, it argues that there is a case for considering India as...
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This important new book critically evaluates the conventional reading of ethnicity and ethnic conflict in contemporary Indian politics. By focusing on India's nation and state-building in the peripheral regions since 1947, in particular Punjab, it argues that there is a case for considering India as an ethnic democracy. The long-term development of ethno-nationalist separatist movements and the future character of Indian democracy is assessed in light of the challenge posed by the rise of Hindutva forces, the demise of the Nehruvian state, and the internal political and economic pressures towards regionalization.
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Government and Politics in South Asia (includes "Political Parties and Political Leaders") » Read Now
by Craig Baxter, Yogendra K. Malik, Charles H. Kennedy, Robert C. Oberst. 432 pgs.

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Reflecting new trends in studying comparative politics, the 4th edition of this text has been completely revised. As with previous editions, it establishes a sound interdisciplinary context for understanding the political framework.
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Indian Women and Leadership, in Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars » Read Now
by Maria Mies. 11 pgs.

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...patriarchal country is ruled by a woman. Indira Gandhi is today undoubtedly the most...sometimes is done, to see in the rise of Indira Gandhi to power an indication of...
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Postcolonial Developments: Agriculture in the Making of Modern India (includes "Redistributive Politics and Populism: 'Garibi Hatao' and the Indira Congress") » Read Now
by Akhil Gupta. 416 pgs.

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This definitive study explores what the postcolonial condition has meant to rural people in the Third World. Based on fieldwork done in the village of Alipur in rural north India from the early 1980s through the 1990s, POSTCOLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS challenges the dichotomy of "developed" and...
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This definitive study explores what the postcolonial condition has meant to rural people in the Third World. Based on fieldwork done in the village of Alipur in rural north India from the early 1980s through the 1990s, POSTCOLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS challenges the dichotomy of "developed" and "underdevelopoed", and offers a new model for future ethnographic scholarship. 15 photos.
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Gandhi Today: The Story of Mahatma Gandhi's Successors » Read Now
by Mark Shepard. 146 pgs.

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...to lend the others greater urgency: the career of Indira Gandhi. Indira Gandhi -- no relation to the Mahatma , the name...gradually come to realize it wasnt free to do so...
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Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy (includes "Epilogue: India's Democratic Experience") » Read Now
by Judith M. Brown. 464 pgs.

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A new edition of this widely used text covers the last two centuries of Indian history, concluding with an epilogue written from the perspective of the 1990s. It thematically and analytically discusses the emergence of India as one of the world's largest democracies and one of the most stable of the...
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A new edition of this widely used text covers the last two centuries of Indian history, concluding with an epilogue written from the perspective of the 1990s. It thematically and analytically discusses the emergence of India as one of the world's largest democracies and one of the most stable of the states to emerge from the experience of colonialism. The foundations of this rare phenomenon in either Asia or Africa are seen in India's society, the ideas and beliefs of her people, and the institutions of government and politics which have developed on the subcontinent, in a process of interaction between what was indigenous to India and the many external influences brought to bear on the country by economic, political, and ideological contact with the Western world.
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Pathways to Power: Selecting Rulers in Pluralist Democracies (includes "Social Recruitment: The Governing Elite During the Indira Era") » Read Now
by Mattei Dogan. 284 pgs.

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...PATHWAYS TO POWER NEW DIRECTIONS IN COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Series Editors Peter Merkl and Haruhiro Fukui No Farewell to Arms? Military...