Why India votes? / Mukulika Banerjee ; with a foreword by Jonathan Spencer.

By:

Banerjee, Mukulika [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Exploring the political in South AsiaPublication details: New Delhi : Routledge India, 2014.Description: xxiv, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781138019713 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

306.20954 BAN 23 007688

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Table of contents

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. The Campaign -- 3. Political Language -- 4. The Polling Station -- 5. Why do people vote? -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendices -- A. Bihar -- B. Chhattisgarh -- C. Delhi -- D. Gujarat -- E. Madhya Pradesh -- F. Maharashtra -- G. Rajasthan -- H. Tamil Nadu -- I. West Bengal -- J. Uttar Pradesh (East) -- K. Uttar Pradesh (West).

Summary: Why India Votes? offers a fascinating account of the Indian electorate through a series of comprehensive ethnographic explorations conducted across the country -- Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. It probes the motivations of ordinary voters, what they think about politicians, the electoral process, democracy and their own role within it. This book will be useful to scholars and students of political science, anthropology and sociology, those in media and politics, and those interested in elections and democracy as also the informed general reader.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	306.20954 BAN 007688 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007688

Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-278) and index.

Why India Votes? offers a fascinating account of the Indian electorate through a series of comprehensive ethnographic explorations conducted across the country -- Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. It probes the motivations of ordinary voters, what they think about politicians, the electoral process, democracy and their own role within it. This book will be useful to scholars and students of political science, anthropology and sociology, those in media and politics, and those interested in elections and democracy as also the informed general reader.

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