{"product_id":"6278-nationalism-democracy-development-state-and-politics-in-india","title":"Nationalism, Democracy \u0026 Development - State and Politics in India","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sugata Bose\u003cbr\u003eAyesha Jalal\/\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1999\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 206\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195644425\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book delineates the structural and ideological aspects of the late colonial and post-colonial state in India.  It questions the binary opposition between secular nationalism and religious communalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther, it also argues that the failure to assure substantive democracy and equitable development for significant segments of civil society has resulted in the discrediting and delegitimizing of state-sponsored nationalism.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese essays comprise a significant advance in the debate on nationalism and move towards offering alternative theories of the state.  This book is a essential reading for student and scholars of modern history and politics of India, South Asia and the developing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Reviews:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn absolute must for anyone trying to figure out why India is what it is. Deserves a thorough reading.                                                                       - Business Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNationalism and legitimacy of the modern state are right back at the top of the political and academic agendas in India.  This book provides a range of novel and interesting approaches to the vital questions.                                               - C A Bayly, University of Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a trenchant critique of current intellectual fashion.  It has a two-fold positive agenda of its own. Emphasizes the relevance of nationalism, modernity and development, and warns against the dangers of state centralism in pursuit of these goals.                                               - The Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHORS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSugata Bose is Professor of History and Diplomacy, and Director of the Center of South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyesha Jalal is Professor of History at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6278\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Sugata Bose \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":40785361633449,"sku":"6278","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/6278.jpg?v=1625520902","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/6278-nationalism-democracy-development-state-and-politics-in-india","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}