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Book Title: Political Mobilisation And Democracy In India: States Of Eme...
Number of Pages: 240 Pages, 234 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Political Mobilisation and Democracy in India : States of Emergency
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Theology, Political Process / General, Ethnic Studies / General, Hinduism / History, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, Regional Studies, Political Ideologies / Democracy, World / Asian
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, Political Science
Author: Vernon Hewitt
Item Length: 6.1 in
Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
Item Width: 9.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback, Paperback
