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The State and Governance in India - The Congress Ideal (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,447
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The State and Governance in India - The Congress Ideal (Hardcover): William F. Kuracina

The State and Governance in India - The Congress Ideal (Hardcover)

William F. Kuracina

Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History

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This book presents an innovative investigation of the policies of the Indian Congress during the late colonial period. Departing from the existing historiography of Indian nationalism, it analyses the extent to which Congress elites engaged in processes intended to foster nation-building in India. Rejecting the long-standing premise that the Congress primarily sought to generate a national identity, the author hypothesizes that Congress elites knowingly grappled with the creation of a national governmentality. He argues that they distanced themselves from lethargic nation-building exercises and instead opted to support more practical and more feasible state-building efforts. Accordingly, this book shows that Congress elites constructed the institutions that would enable Indians to govern themselves after India s liberation from British imperialism. It presents evidence which shows that Congress elites began to perceive themselves and their organization as an emerging post-colonial state.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History
Release date: March 2010
First published: 2004
Authors: William F. Kuracina
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-77944-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN: 0-415-77944-8
Barcode: 9780415779449

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