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GOVT308
Politics & Society in India
GOVT308 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 30 | 13 | Times: .T.T... 2:40PM-4:00PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
Explores linkages between politics and society in post-1947
India. Among the topics covered are the legacy of the past
from Mughal rule to partition, the successful development of
democracy despite what democratic theory would regard as
unfavorable conditions; caste, ethnic, and religious
conflicts in Indian society; the challenges of economic
reform and poverty-reduction; and India's new foreign policy
in the post-Cold War era.
MAJOR READINGS
Paul Brass, THE POLITICS OF INDIA SINCE
INDEPENDENCE (Cambridge, 1995)
Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, INDIA: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY (Oxford, 1995)
V.S. Naipaul, INDIA: A MILLION MUTINIES NOW (Viking, 1990)
Myron Wiener, THE INDIAN PARADOX (Sage, 1989)
Stanley Wolpert, A NEW HISTORY OF INDIA (Oxford, 1993)
Ashutosh Varshney, DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE
COUNTRYSIDE (Cambridge, 1995)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm Exam, 15-20 page
research paper, take-home final exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Chand, V
- Times: .T.T... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 0
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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