Party Politics In The Nehru Era Throws Light On Much Of What Has Gone On Behind The Scenes In The Congress Party In Delhi. The Personalities Involved, The Factional Feuds And The Issues And Controversies Of Post-Independence Politics In Delhi Reveal The Nature Of The Politics Of The Congress During That Period. Dr. Yogesh Puri?S Study Of The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee Is Of Great Value As It Represents Almost Archetypically The Politics Of The Congress Party All Over The Country ? The Ideology, Organization, Support Base, Mobilization Methods And Electoral Performance. This Study Provides Significant Insights Into The Working Of The Congress In The Post-Nehru Period, Leading To The Contemporary State Of The Congress (I).

Chiefly political history of India, 1964-1971.

Judith Brown explores Nehru as a figure of power and provides an assessment of his leadership at the head of a newly independent India with no tradition of democratic politics.

This stimulating volume explores a major paradox in Indian politics -- the existence of a high level of political violence and the country′s success in sustaining a democratic political system. Myron Weiner addresses the central issues of Indian politics through an exploration of the problems of ethnicity, economic growth and equity, supplemented by a critical assessment of India′s democracy and some of its central institutions.

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