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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2018956045 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780670088249 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
Indian Institute for Human Settlements-Bangalore |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
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DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Edition number |
23 |
| Classification number |
954.045092 PRA |
| Item number |
014668 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Prakash, Gyan., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Emergency chronicles : |
| Remainder of title |
Indira Gandhi and democracy's turning point / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Gyan Prakash. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Princeton, NJ : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Princeton University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
viii, 439 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm |
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text |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Prologue; 1 A Case of Mistaken Identity; 2 A Fine Balance; 3 Rage on the Streets; 4 Into the Abyss; 5 Lawful Suspension of Law; 6 Sanjay's Chariot; 7 Bodies and Bulldozers; 8 Freedom behind Bars; 9 The Aftermath; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index.<br/>Machine generated contents note: 1.A Case of Mistaken Identity<br/>2.A Fine Balance<br/>3.Rage on the Streets<br/>4.Into the Abyss<br/>5.Lawful Suspension of Law<br/>6.Sanjay's Chariot<br/>7.Bodies and Bulldozers<br/>8.Freedom behind Bars<br/>9.The Aftermath. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The gripping story of an explosive turning point in the history of modern India. 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 the tens of thousands, razing slums, and imposing compulsory sterilization on the poor. Emergency Chronicles provides the first comprehensive account of this understudied episode in India's modern history. Gyan Prakash strips away the comfortable myth that the Emergency was an isolated event brought on solely by Gandhi's desire to cling to power, arguing that it was as much the product of Indian democracy's troubled relationship with popular politics. Drawing on archival records, private papers and letters, published sources, film and literary materials, and interviews with victims and perpetrators, Prakash traces the Emergency's origins to the moment of India's independence in 1947, revealing how the unfulfilled promise of democratic transformation upset the fine balance between state power and civil rights. He vividly depicts the unfolding of a political crisis that culminated in widespread popular unrest, which Gandhi sought to crush by paradoxically using the law to suspend lawful rights. Her failure to preserve the existing political order had lasting and unforeseen repercussions, opening the door for caste politics and Hindu nationalism. Placing the Emergency within the broader global history of democracy, this gripping book offers invaluable lessons for us today as the world once again confronts the dangers of rising authoritarianism and populist nationalism.<br/>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 the tens of thousands, razing slums, and imposing compulsory sterilization on the poor. Emergency Chronicles provides the first comprehensive account of this understudied episode in India's modern history. Gyan Prakash strips away the comfortable myth that the Emergency was an isolated event brought on solely by Gandhi's desire to cling to power, arguing that it was as much the product of Indian democracy's troubled relationship with popular politics. Drawing on archival records, private papers and letters, published sources, film and literary materials, and interviews with victims and perpetrators, Prakash traces the Emergency's origins to the moment of India's independence in 1947, revealing how the unfulfilled promise of democratic transformation upset the fine balance between state power and civil rights. He vividly depicts the unfolding of a political crisis that culminated in widespread popular unrest, which Gandhi sought to crush by paradoxically using the law to suspend lawful rights. Her failure to preserve the existing political order had lasting and unforeseen repercussions, opening the door for caste politics and Hindu nationalism. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
In English. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Politics and government. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Women prime ministers. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Women prime ministers |
| Geographic subdivision |
India. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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India |
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Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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