Lord Cornwallis is dead : the struggle for democracy in the United States and India / Nico Slate.

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Do democratic states bring about greater social and economic equality among their citizens? Modern India embraced universal suffrage from the moment it was free of British imperial rule in 1947--a historical rarity in the West--and yet Indian citizens are far from realizing equality today. The Unite...

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Main Author: Slate, Nico (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Democracy > United States.
Democracy > India.
India > Civilization > American influences.
United States > Civilization > Indic influences.
Civilization > American influences.
Democracy.
India.
United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
Physical Description:372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: A grave on the Ganges
  • Part I. Keyword: Indian
  • Elephants and ice
  • The color of freedom
  • Part II. Keyword: caste
  • Rebellions
  • Cold wars
  • Part III. Keyword: thug
  • The ends of poverty
  • Bollywood / Hollywood
  • Conclusion: The tragedy of democracy.