{"product_id":"forging-power-coalition-politics-in-india-idf880","title":"Forging Power: Coalition Politics in India","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDF880\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/ar\/book-author\/bidyut%20chakrabarty\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Bidyut Chakrabarty\"\u003eBidyut Chakrabarty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/ar\/book-publisher\/oxford%20university%20press%20new%20delhi\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Oxford University Press, New Delhi\"\u003eOxford University Press, New Delhi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2006\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e0195676769\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e287\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.7\" X 5.7\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e490 gm\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the Jacket :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume is a history of the growth and evolution of coalition governments in India both at the national and provincial levels. The phenomenon of political parties of diverse ideologies and affirmations coming together to share power has been highlighted as a prominent feature of Indian politics in the last few decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The study argues that contrary to popular explanations, coalitions have always been an inevitable necessity of Indian politics. Even in the era of apparent one-party dominance, not only was the Congress party a social as well as an ideological coalition, even the cabinet government in the initial post-independence years was constituted on coalition principles. It claims that rather than being seen as inherently unstable formations, coalitions may be the need in a socio-culturally diverse country like India, strengthening the democratic impulse, representing otherwise marginalized groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e To this end, the volume examines the renewed emphasis on questions of identity, dominant ideological dispositions, and regional preferences among political formations in India. The author avers that while studying the phenomenon from available theoretical perspectives, there is a need to articulate the Indian experience in a more theoretically sophisticated model grounded in present Indian socio-economic realities. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The volume traces the roots of the events of the 1990s and beyond, to the 1970s when the Indian electorate experimented with coalition and one-party rule. It discusses the major themes and processes associated with the phenomenon through both empirical and theoretical lenses \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Further, using cases of contemporary political coalitions in India both at the national and regional levels, the study puts forth explanations for the growth and apparent sustainability of governments of ideologically dissimilar if not contradictory partners. The chapters detail the Third Front coalition that comprised parties both opposed to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the assembling and performance of the BJP- led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) that came into being in 1999, and finally the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), led by the Congress following the Lok Sabha polls in 2004. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lucidly written, blending the conceptual with the factual, this volume will be of interest to scholars and students of political science, history, and sociology as also to journalists, policy planners, political activists, analysts, and an informed general audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBidyut Chakrabarty\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Delhi. He has co-edited (with Mohit Bhattacharya) \u003ci\u003eAdministrative Change and Innovation: A Reader \u003c\/i\u003e(OUP, 2005) and \u003ci\u003ePublic Administration: A Reader \u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2003). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e \u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"7\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003ci\u003evi\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003ci\u003evii\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Introduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 1. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Coalition Politics in India\u003cbr\u003eA Cultural Synergy or Political Expediency?\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 19\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 2. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Coalition Politics in the Indian Provinces, 1967-9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 3. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Janata Experiment, 1977-9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 93\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 4. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The Third Front Experiments\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 133\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 5. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), 1999-2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 168\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 6. \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e 2004 Lok Sabha Poll and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 202\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 234\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnotated Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 260\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e 271\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Occultnthings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44619348345133,"sku":"IDF880","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2094\/2117\/products\/forging_power_coalition_politics_in_india_idf880.jpg?v=1677757859","url":"https:\/\/occultnthings.com\/ar\/products\/forging-power-coalition-politics-in-india-idf880","provider":"Occult-N-Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}