{"product_id":"indias-first-dictatorship-hardcover","title":"India's First Dictatorship - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristophe Jaffrelot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePratinav Anil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a 'State of Emergency', resulting in a 21-month suspension of democracy. Jaffrelot and Anil explore this black page in India's history, a constitutional dictatorship of unequal impact, with South India largely spared thanks to the resilience of Indian federalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndia's First Dictatorship focuses on Mrs Gandhi and her son, Sanjay, who was largely responsible for the mass sterilisation programmes and deportation of urban slum-dwellers. However, it equally exposes the facilitation of authoritarian rule by Congressmen, Communists, trade unions, businessmen and the urban middle class, as well as the complacency of the judiciary and media. While opposition leaders eventually closed ranks in jail, many of them collaborated with the new regime--including the RSS. Those who resisted the Emergency, in the media or on the streets, were few in number. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis episode was an acid test for India's political culture. While a tiny minority of citizens fought for democracy during the Emergency, in large numbers the people bowed to a strong woman, even worshipped her. Equally importantly, Hindu nationalists were endowed with a new legitimacy. The Emergency was not a parenthesis, but a turning point; its legacy is very much alive today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristophe Jaffrelot is Research Director at CNRS, Sciences Po and Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King's India Institute. Hurst has published nine of his books, most recently the co-edited \u003cem\u003eMajoritarian State\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePratinav Anil, a Clarendon scholar, is a DPhil candidate at St John's College, University of Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786437263648,"sku":"9780197577820","price":85.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c1e0cdc9ca169ab84d2a1bece510a9d9.webp?v=1780634308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/indias-first-dictatorship-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}