The State and Governance in India: The Congress Ideal

ISBN-13: 9780415627566 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 246 str.

William F. Kuracina

Opis

This book presents an innovative investigation of the policies of the Indian National Congress during the late colonial period. Departing from the hitherto existing historiography of Indian nationalism, it analyses the extent to which Congress elites engaged in processes intended to foster nation-building in India.

Spis treści

1. Processes Fueling the Development of the State and Governance  2. Indian Democracy and Civil Liberties  3. Opposing Imperialism through Foreign Affairs  4. Planning for Economic Liberation  5. Imagining a Unique Federal State  6. Erosion of the Ideal: Defense and National Government  7. Conclusions

O autorze

William F.Kuracina is Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University-Commerce. His research interest is Indian nationalism and, more broadly, the history of South Asia and the British Empire.