03102oam 2200661I 450 991079242890332120230725023204.01-136-99270-71-136-99271-51-282-58696-397866125869650-203-85474-810.4324/9780203854747 (CKB)2670000000013805(EBL)496355(OCoLC)609859037(SSID)ssj0000366185(PQKBManifestationID)11923620(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366185(PQKBWorkID)10414479(PQKB)11094520(MiAaPQ)EBC496355(Au-PeEL)EBL496355(CaPaEBR)ebr10382431(CaONFJC)MIL258696(OCoLC)648998923(EXLCZ)99267000000001380520180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe state and governance in India the Congress ideal /William F. KuracinaLondon :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (249 p.)Routledge studies in South Asian history ;8Description based upon print version of record.0-415-62756-7 0-415-77944-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Processes fueling the development of the state and governance; 2 Indian democracy and civil liberties; 3 Opposing imperialism through foreign affairs; 4 Planning for economic liberation; 5 Imagining a unique federal state; 6 Erosion of the ideal: Defense and national government; 7 Conclusions; Appendix A: Biographical synopses; Appendix B: Members of Congress Working Committees, 1934-42; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book presents an innovative investigation of the policies of the Indian Congress during the late colonial period. Departing from the existing historiography of Indian nationalism, it analyses the extent to which Congress elites engaged in processes intended to foster nation-building in India. Rejecting the long-standing premise that the Congress primarily sought to generate a national identity, the author hypothesizes that Congress elites knowingly grappled with the creation of a national governmentality. He argues that they distanced themselves from lethargic nation-building exercisesRoutledge studies in South Asian history ;8.NationalismIndiaHistory20th centuryNation-buildingIndiaHistory20th centuryIndiaPolitics and government1919-1947NationalismHistoryNation-buildingHistory324.254/083Kuracina William F.1556160MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792428903321The state and governance in India3818667UNINA