Wilkinson.--William Crawley "Asian Affairs"

Long considered one of the great successes of the developing world, India has more recently experienced growing challenges to political order and stability. Ins

Chapter 1 Old legacies, new protests: Welfare and left rule in democratic India -- chapter 2 The social bases of rule and rebellion: Colonial Kerala and Bengal,

Leading scholars consider how democracy has taken root in India despite poverty, illiteracy and ethnic diversity.

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