India Since 1980

by Sumit Ganguly and Rahul Mukherji

Book Overview

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, and that of her son Rajiv seven years later, marked the end of the Nehru-Gandhi era. Although the country remains one of the few democracies in the developing world, many of the policies instigated by these earlier regimes have been swept away to make room...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521678048
• ISBN13: 9780521678049
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"