Democratic Dynasties : State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics (Hardcover)

Prologue Kanchan Chandra; 1. Democratic dynasties: state, party and family in contemporary Indian politics Kanchan Chandra; 2. The 'old regime' confronts democracy Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne H. Rudolph; 3. A sign of backwardness? Where dynastic leaders are elected in India Francesca Jensenius; 4. Dynasticism across Indian political parties Adam Ziegfeld; 5. Women, dynasties and democracy in India Amrita Basu; 6. Reservations and dynastic politics Simon Chauchard; 7. Why forward castes have a dynastic advantage: dynasty, party and co-ethnic favouritism Kanchan Chandra; 8. Dynastic path to power Anjali Thomas Bohlken; Appendix; Index.