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India's Power Elite: Caste, Class and Cultural Revolution

By Sanjaya Baru

Book information

Publisher
Viking
Year
2021
ISBN
9789390914760, 9390914760
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
747 kB (764702 bytes)
Pages
237\0
Library
Mobilism
Time added
2023-11-03 07:38:27

Description

India's Power Elite is a study of the nature of power and elitism in postcolonial India. Its point of departure is the political transition under way in twenty-first-century India, with the marginalization of the Congress Party and the staging of a cultural revolution symbolized by the rise of Hindu majoritarianism. Baru deconstructs the morphology of the Indian power elite-comprising remnants of a feudal gentry, kulaks, a metropolitan business class, the civil services and a cultural elite of opinion-makers. He also examines the role of caste, class and culture in the emergence of a 'New India'. Aimed at the socially engaged reader, this book will interest both students as well as those who wield power.

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