{"product_id":"democracy-indian-style-anton-pelinka-9781412854887","title":"Democracy Indian Style: Subhas Chandra Bose and the Creation of India's Political Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemocracy Indian Style\u003c\/em\u003e explores the social and cultural factors underlying India's successful democracy by describing and analyzing the life of Subhas Chandra Bose and his impact on India before and after independence. As a nation India is very old. Its political culture has deep roots in India's pre-colonial history, but it is also a product of Western-style democracy, which has shaped and even created the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe analysis is balanced between chapters that explain Bose's life and career and those that describe the Indian political system. Anton Pelinka explains India's stable democracy as a mixture of British and American patterns--Westminster parliamentary rule plus federalism--and a specific set of power-sharing arrangements among religions, linguistic groups, and castes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemocracy Indian Style\u003c\/em\u003e offers one answer to the enigma of how Indian democracy succeeds, by describing the working of India's constitution, the weaknesses of its party system, and the specifics of Indian elections. The focus on Bose provides a second explanation for India's political success. \u003cem\u003eDemocracy Indian Style \u003c\/em\u003eis a timely exploration of the roots of Indian democracy, and will be of interest to political scientists, historians, and students of Indian politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anton Pelinka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412854881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412854887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Anton Pelinka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065548681471,"sku":"9781412854887","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4efac04-c2c8-4134-853e-b187c3258d71.jpg?v=1768675694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-indian-style-anton-pelinka-9781412854887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}