India's 2004 elections grass-roots and national perspectives

Roy, Ramashray. (Added Author). Wallace, Paul, 1931- (Added Author).

Summary: Building on their insightful work on India?s 1998 and 1999 parliamentary. elections, distinguished scholars Ramashray Roy and Paul Wallace?s current. book focuses on the landmark elections of 2004. Thematically divided into two. sections, the book focuses on:. ? the national, theoretical and comparative perspectives on participation. of women in the electoral process, caste dynamics, religion and nationalism,. as well as federalism and factionalism. ? state-specific studies of Andhra. Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Orissa and West Bengal. ? tribal. politics, at a time when the poli.

Record details

ISBN: 9788132101109 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 8132101103 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780761935162 (hdbk.)
ISBN: 0761935169 (hdbk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xvi, 341 p.) : ill.
Publisher: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The text and context of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections in India / Ramashray Roy -- Chaste like Sita, fierce Like Durga : Indian women in politics / Sikata Banerjee -- Contextualising religious, caste and regional dynamics in electoral politics : emerging paradoxes / Pramod Kumar -- Of Hindus and their nationalisms : religion, representation, and democracy / Jyotirindra Dasgupta -- 'Jumbo cabinets', factionalism, and the impact of federalism : comparing coalition governments in Kerala, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh / Virginia Van Dyke -- Gujarat after Godhra / Ghanshyam Shah -- Political articulation and policy discourse in the 2004 elections in Andhra Pradesh / Karli Srinivasulu -- The new alliance made the difference in Bihar / Sanjay Kumar -- Politics of separatism in Assam / Sandhya Goswami and Monoj Kumar Nath -- Ethno-regional identity and political mobilization in Meghalaya : democratic discourse in a tribal state / Rajesh Dev -- Validating the status quo and local narratives in Orissa / Mohammed Badrul Alam -- CPI(M) dominance and 'other' parties in West Bengal / Amiya K. Chaudhuri.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.