Emergency chronicles : Indira Gandhi and democracy's turning point / Gyan Prakash.
Emergency chronicles : Indira Gandhi and democracy's turning point / Gyan Prakash.
Emergency chronicles : Indira Gandhi and democracy's turning point / Gyan Prakash.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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G 2019/4727
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English
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Physical content
viii, 439 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue -- A case of mistaken identity -- A fine balance -- Rage on the streets -- Into the abyss -- Lawful suspension of law -- Sanjay's chariot -- Bodies and bulldozers -- Freedom behind bars -- The aftermath -- Epilogue.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
On the night of June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in India, suspending constitutional rights and rounding up her political opponents in midnight raids across the country. In the twenty-one harrowing months that followed, her regime unleashed a brutal campaign of coercion and intimidation, arresting and torturing people by t...
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Emergency chronicles : Indira Gandhi and democracy's turning point / Gyan Prakash.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/4727
Record Identifier
74VKV5gNye3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5gNye3g
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ISBN
9780691186726 (hardback)
0691186723 (hardback)
DDC
954.045092
MMS ID
991024270113202626
