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UNINA9910459771203321 |
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Autore |
Oldenburg Philip |
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India, Pakistan, and democracy : solving the puzzle of divergent paths / / Philip Oldenburg |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-93930-X |
1-282-78144-8 |
9786612781445 |
0-203-84715-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy - India |
Democracy - Pakistan |
Democratization - India |
Democratization - Pakistan |
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India Politics and government 1947- |
Pakistan Politics and government |
India Colonial influence |
Pakistan Colonial influence |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Why India is a democracy and Pakistan is not (yet?) a democracy; Part I: The first thirty years of independence; 2 Inheritances of colonial rule; 3 Politicians and bureaucrats in the first years of independence; 4 Institutionalizing democracy; 5 Who (really) governs?; Part II: From 1977 to the present; 6 1977 as a turning point?; 7 Religion as an explanation; 8 External influences; 9 Clearly diverging paths; 10 Prospects for path convergence in the next decades; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The question of why some countries have democratic regimes and others do not is a significant issue in comparative politics. This book |
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