India's Power Elite

von Baru Sanjaya

264 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

India's Power Elite is a study of the nature of power and elitism in postcolonial India. Its point of departure is the political transition under way in twenty-first-century India, with the marginalization of the Congress Party and the staging of a cultural revolution symbolized by the rise of Hindu majoritarianism. Baru deconstructs the morphology of the Indian power elite-comprising remnants of a feudal gentry, kulaks, a metropolitan business class, the civil services and a cultural elite of opinion-makers. He also examines the role of caste, class and culture in the emergence of a 'New India'. Aimed at the socially engaged reader, this book will interest both students as well as those who wield power.

• ISBN: 9780670092444
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2021
• Größe: 222 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd