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Chhibber Pradeep K. <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Democracy without associations [[electronic resource] ] : transformation of the party system and social cleavages in India / / Pradeep K. Chhibber |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2001, c1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-60472-4 |
9786612604720 |
0-472-02396-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Collana |
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Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political parties - India |
Electronic books. |
India Politics and government 1977- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-274) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. State Structures, Associational Life, and the Social Basis of Party Systems; 2. Central, State, and Local Governments in India; 3. Electoral Laws, Associations, and the Organization of the Catchall Congress Party; 4. Electoral Competition and the Growth of Central Intervention in the States; 5. Building Coalitions in the Indian States; 6. From a Catchall to a Cleavage-Based Party System in an Indian State: Uttar Pradesh; 7. State Policy, Party Politics, and the Rise of the BJP |
8. The Centrality of Parties to Indian Politics: The Politics of Economic Reform and Collective Violence9. Forming Links between Social Cleavages and Party Systems: Algeria and Spain; 10. Conclusion: Rethinking Party Systems and Social Cleavages; Appendixes; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A demonstration of how political parties and state policy can make some social divisions more salient than others |
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