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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461787203321

Titolo

Power and influence in India : bosses, lords and captains / / editors, Pamela Price, Arild Engelsen Ruud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-53307-3

9786613845528

0-203-08541-8

1-136-19799-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Exploring the political in South Asia

Altri autori (Persone)

PricePamela G

RuudArild Engelsen

Disciplina

320.954

Soggetti

Political leadership - India

Power (Social sciences) - India

Politicians - India

Democracy - India

Electronic books.

India Politics and government 1947-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a conference in Norway, Dec. 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Power and Influence in India; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Foreword by Mukulika Banerjee; Introduction; 1. Creating Followers, Gaining Patrons: Leadership Strategies in a Tamil Nadu Village: Björn Alm; 2. Leadership and Political Work: Mukulika Banerjee; 3. Wrestling with (Body) Politics: Understanding 'Goonda' Political Styles in North India: Lucia Michelutti; 4. To Create a Crowd: Student Leaders in Dhaka: Arild Engelsen Ruud; 5. Contradictory Youth Politics: Student Mobilisation in Uttar Pradesh: Craig Jeffrey

6. The New Caste Headmen? Dalit Movement Leadership in Tamil Nadu: Hugo Gorringe7. The Enduring Appeal of Populist Leadership in Contemporary Tamil Nadu: Andrew Wyatt; 8. Leadership and the Power of Honour in a Corrupt System: Paul R. Brass; 9. Beyond Clientelism: Digvijay Singh's Participatory, Pro-Poor Strategy in Madhya Pradesh:



James Manor; 10. Development, Drought and Campaign Rhetoric in South India: Chandrababu Naidu and the Telugu Desam Party, 2003-2004: Pamela Price; About the Editors; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Taking cognisance of the lack of studies on leadership in modern India, this book explores how leadership is practiced in the Indian context, examining this across varied domains - from rural settings and urban neighbourhoods to political parties and state governments.The importance of individual leaders in the projection of politics in South Asia is evident from how political parties, mobilisation of movements and the media all focus on carefully constructed personalities. Besides, the politically ambitious have considerable room for manoeuvre in the institutional setup of the India