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  | | Remapping India(1st Edition) New States and Their Political Origins by Louise Tillin Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-933603-6, ISBN: 0-19-933603-2 "There is a widespread consensus today that the constitutional flexibility to alter boundaries has bolstered the stability of India's democracy, and reduced the potential for conflicts around language. Debates continue about the potential to create more states in response to the demands of marginalised ethnic communities, disgruntled farmers, opportunistic politicians, regional industrialists and others who seek - in different ways - to ..." |
 | | Remapping India New States and Their Political Origins by Louise Tillin Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2013 by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84904-229-1, ISBN: 1-84904-229-2 "There is a widespread consensus today that the constitutional flexibility to alter state boundaries has bolstered the stability of India's democracy. Yet debates persist about whether the creation of more states is desirable. Political parties, regional movements and local activists continue to demand new states in different parts of the country as part of their attempts to reshape political and economic arenas. Remapping India looks at ..." |
 | | Remapping India New States and their Political Origins (Columbia/Hurst) by Louise Tillin Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2013 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-70382-6, ISBN: 0-231-70382-1 "In the 1950s and 1960s, the Indian government used its distinct constitutional powers to redraw the territories of its federal system. Responding to social and political pressures, it carved out linguistic states in southern and western India, established the separate states of Punjab and Haryana, and reorganized the territories of northeast India. Early pessimists -- including Jawaharlal Nehru -- feared these acts would make ethnic ide ..." |