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Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal
Dayabati Roy
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Description for Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal
hardcover. The book intends to explain the forms and dynamics of political processes in rural India. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSF; JHB; JPR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
This book discusses the forms and dynamics of political processes in rural India with a special emphasis on West Bengal, the nation's fourth-most populous state. West Bengal's political distinction stems from its long legacy of a Left-led coalition government for more than thirty years and its land reform initiatives. The book closely looks at how people from different castes, religions, and genders represent themselves in local governments, political parties, and in the social movements in West Bengal. At the same time it addresses some important questions: Is there any new pattern of politics emerging at the margins? How does this ... Read more
This book discusses the forms and dynamics of political processes in rural India with a special emphasis on West Bengal, the nation's fourth-most populous state. West Bengal's political distinction stems from its long legacy of a Left-led coalition government for more than thirty years and its land reform initiatives. The book closely looks at how people from different castes, religions, and genders represent themselves in local governments, political parties, and in the social movements in West Bengal. At the same time it addresses some important questions: Is there any new pattern of politics emerging at the margins? How does this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107042353
SKU
V9781107042353
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Ref
99-18
About Dayabati Roy
Dayabati Roy is an independent researcher. She completed her postdoctoral study at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her research interests include rural politics, postcolonial theories, social movements and governmentality.
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