{"product_id":"power-and-contestation-nivedita-menon-9781842778159","title":"Power and Contestation: India Since 1989","description":"\u003cp\u003e1989 marks the unraveling of India's 'Nehruvian Consensus' around the idea of a modern, secular nation with a self-reliant economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaste and religion have come to play major roles in national politics. Global economic integration has led to conflict between the state and dispossessed people, but processes of globalization have also enabled new spaces for political assertion, such as around sexuality. Older challenges to the idea of India continue from movements in Kashmir and the North-East, while Maoist insurgency has deepened its bases. In a world of American Empire, India as a nuclear power has abandoned non-alignment, a shift that is contested by voices within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePower and Contestation shows that the turbulence and turmoil of this period are signs of India's continued vibrancy and democracy. The book is an ideal introduction to the complex internal histories and external power relations of a major global player for the new century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nivedita Menon, Aditya Nigam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1842778153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781842778159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.59w x 0.59d","brand":"Nivedita Menon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984383181055,"sku":"9781842778159","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce03b839-2a93-4912-9aa6-1601bdedb3bc.jpg?v=1683271995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-contestation-nivedita-menon-9781842778159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}