Indian Politics and Society since Independence

This book focuses on politics and society in India. It explores new areas enmeshed in the complex social, economic and political processes in the country. Linking structural characteristics with broader sociological context, the book emphasises the strong influence of sociological issues on politics, such as social milieu shaping and the articulation of the political both in day-to-day events. Political events are connected with the ever-changing social, economic and political processes in order to provide an analytical framework to explain 'peculiarities' of Indian politics. The main argument of the book is that three major ideological influences have provided the foundational values of Indian politics: colonialism, nationalism and democracy. The colonial, nationalist and democratic articulation of the political have shaped Indian politics in a complex way. Structured thematically, with a multitude of pedagogical features, this work will be a useful text for students of political science, sociology and South Asian Studies.Chakrabarty, Bidyut is the author of 'Indian Politics and Society since Independence', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415408677 and ISBN 0415408679.