Lord Cornwallis Is Dead : : The Struggle for Democracy in the United States and India / / Nico Slate.
Do democracies bring about greater equality among their citizens? India embraced universal suffrage in 1947 and yet its citizens are far from realizing equality. The U.S. struggles with intolerance and inequality well into the twenty-first century. Nico Slate offers a new look at the struggle for fr...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Edition: | Ebook available to selected US libraries only |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: A Grave on the Ganges -- PART I PART -- Keyword: Indian -- 1. Elephants and Ice -- 2. The Color of Freedom -- PART II -- Keyword: Caste -- 3. Rebellions -- 4. Cold Wars -- PART III -- Keyword: Thug -- 5. The Ends of Poverty -- 6. Bollywood / Hollywood -- Conclusion: The Tragedy of Democracy -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Do democracies bring about greater equality among their citizens? India embraced universal suffrage in 1947 and yet its citizens are far from realizing equality. The U.S. struggles with intolerance and inequality well into the twenty-first century. Nico Slate offers a new look at the struggle for freedom that linked two former British colonies. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674989177 9783110652031 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674989177?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nico Slate. |