Description: India's First Dictatorship : The Emergency, 1, Hardcover by Jaffrelot, Christophe; Anil, Pratinav, ISBN 0197577822, ISBN-13 9780197577820, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a State of Emergency, resulting in a 21-month suspension of democracy. Jaffrelot and Anil explore this black page in Indias history, a constitutional dictatorship of unequal impact, with South India largely spared thanks to the resilience of
Indian federalism.
Indias First Dictatorship focuses on Mrs Gandhi and her son, Sanjay, who was largely responsible for the mass sterilisation programmes and deportation of urban slum-dwellers. However, it equally exposes the facilitation of authoritarian rule by Congressmen, Communists, trade unions, businessmen and
the urban middle class, as well as the complacency of the judiciary and media. While opposition leaders eventually closed ranks in jail, many of them collaborated with the new regime--including the RSS. Those who resisted the Emergency, in the media or on the streets, were few in number.
This episode was an acid test for Indias political culture. While a tiny minority of citizens fought for democracy during the Emergency, in large numbers the people bowed to a strong woman, even worshipped her. Equally importantly, Hindu nationalists were endowed with a new legitimacy. The
Emergency was not a parenthesis, but a turning point; its legacy is very much alive today.
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Book Title: India's First Dictatorship
Number of Pages: 600 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.5 in
Topic: General, World / Asian
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 24.7 Oz
Item Length: 8.6 in
Author: Christophe Jaffrelot, Pratinav Anil
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
