Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia
Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia
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USDChallenging the view that a shared colonial legacy led to contrasting patterns of political development in South Asia--democracy in India and authoritarianism in Pakistan and Bangladesh--Ayesha Jalal argues that, despite differences in form, central political authority in each state has confronted similar threats from ethnic and regional movements. By comparing state structures and political processes, the author evaluates and redefines democracy, citizenship, sovereignty and the nation state, arguing for more decentralized government.
- Pioneering study comparing the development of post-colonial Asia
- An interdisciplinary approach which should appeal to historians, political scientists, South Asianists
- Jalal is a previous press author with a substantial reputation in her field
Reviews & endorsements
'Jalal's real contribution lies, I think, in reminding us that within the region of South Asia, it is not ethnicity itself that is a problem, but the state structures from within which it arises.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
Product details
April 2011Adobe eBook Reader
9780511886584
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5 maps
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Table of Contents
- l. The colonial legacy in India and Pakistan
- 2. State formation and political processes in India and Pakistan, 1947–1971
- 3. The 'populist' era and its aftermath in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, 1971–1993
- 4. The state and political economy:
- 1947–1993
- 5. Central power and regional dissidence
- 6. Societies, cultures and ideologies: hybrids in contrived monoliths.
