Indian politics and society since independence : events, processes and ideology - Chakrabarty, Bidyut, 1958- (London ; New York : Routledge, 2008)
Setting the scene : partition and after -- Shaping Indian politics : the language of identity -- Indian democracy : liberalism in its reinvented form -- Parliamentary federalism : redefining the Westminster model -- The chaotic 1960s : a decade of experiments and turmoil -- The Left Front and the 2006 Assembly elections in west Bengal : marxism reinvented -- Coalition politics in India : cultural synergy or political expediency -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-235) and index.
Keywords: Nationalism -- India; Democracy -- India; India -- Politics and government -- 1947-; India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947.