India's First Dictatorship

by Pratinav Anil and Christophe Jaffrelot

In June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a 'State of Emergency', resulting in a 21-month suspension of democracy. Jaffrelot and Anil explore this black page in India's history, a constitutional dictatorship of unequal impact, with South India largely spared thanks to the resilience of Indian federalism.

India's First Dictatorship focuses on Mrs Gandhi and her son, Sanjay, who was largely responsible for the mass sterilisation programmes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197577822
• ISBN13: 9780197577820
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"