Religion Caste and Politics in India

by Christophe Jaffrelot

Book Overview

After Independence the Nehruvian approach to socialism in India rested upon three pillars: secularism and democracy in the political domain; state intervention in the economy; and diplomatic Non-Alignment mitigated by pro-Soviet leanings after the 1960s. These features defined the "Indian model," and even the country's political identity. From this starting point Christophe Jaffrelot explores the manner in which some of these dimensions have been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199327521
• ISBN13: 9780199327522
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher