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ISBN | 9780670092444 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Bib. Info | xvii, 243p.; 23cm |
Product Weight | 550 gms. |
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From the bestselling author of The Accidental Prime Minister, here comes an insightful analysis of politics and elitism that answers many important political questions today. 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.