{"product_id":"dynasties-of-india-and-beyond","title":"Dynasties of India and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Inder Malhotra\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 363\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8172234481\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not only a perceptive study of the remarkable and complex phenomenon of dynastic rule but also a fascinating account of the Indian subcontinent’s social and political history during the second half of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty alone has hogged the world’s attention so far – because of its uniquely dazzling dominance and durability – it is not only one within India, leave alone the neighboring countries of South Asia and beyond.  Indeed, the number of clans striding the political stage in the region is rather large.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Senanayakes and the Bandarnaikes were entrenched in Sri Lanka well before Indira Gandhi first became India’s prime Minister in 1966.  The Bhuttos of Pakistan – father Zulfqar more than daughter Benazir – have left their imprint on their country, now once again under military rule with a civilian façade.  In Bangladesh politics revolves around the two competing dynasties, one led by Sheikh Hasina, the orphaned daughter of the new nation’s founder-president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the other by Khaleda Zia, the widow of General Ziaur Rahman, its first military ruler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plethora of books on the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty have concentrated almost exclusively on the life stories of Jawaharlal Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi, who, among them, ruled the country for thirty-seven of the first forty two years since independence.  But none of the chronicles has tried to explain why the dynastic dispensation has taken such firm roots in this part of the world or why people vote for dynastic leaders time and again.  The question whether the dynastic phenomenon is a passing phase or is here to stay also remains unanswered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInder Malhotra’s book fills this glaring gap and does so objectively and sensitively.  He puts the rise of dynasties in the newly independent countries of South Asia in historical perspective, drawing attention to the dynasties that had flourished in the old, established democracies in earlier centuries.  And he analyses why, in the Asian milieu, democratically-elected dynasties are likely to last much longer than they did in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE\u003cbr\u003e‘Asia’s Roaring Tigresses’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE    - INDIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHO FOUNDED THE DYNASTY?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePERSONAL POWER AS PRELUDE\u003cbr\u003eSanjay and Shadows of Coming Events\u003cbr\u003eFrom Wave to Trough\u003cbr\u003eSanjay’s Symbiosis with Emergency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIN THE WILDERNESS FOR A THOUSAND DAYS\u003cbr\u003eThe Janata Interlude\u003cbr\u003eJanata’s Own Dynastic Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDIRA RETURNS, SO DOES SANJAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSANJAY’S DEATH, DIVIDED DYNASTY\u003cbr\u003eDynasty’s Bitter Division\u003cbr\u003eHinge of Fate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAJIV RISE, RISE – AND FALL\u003cbr\u003eRajiv in Power\u003cbr\u003eDecline and Fall\u003cbr\u003eBofors: The Mother of All Scandals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAJIV’S DEFEAT, COALITION RETURN\u003cbr\u003eRajiv in Opposition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDYNASTY’S DECEPTIVE DEMISE\u003cbr\u003eThe Sonia Factor\u003cbr\u003eRao’s Poor Record\u003cbr\u003eOne More Election\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSONIA RESURRECTS DYNASTY\u003cbr\u003eSonia’s Nightmare Begins\u003cbr\u003eInsufficient Grasp of Complex Issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDYNASTIES GALORE, BUT ONLY MINIS AND MIDIS\u003cbr\u003eThe Abdullahs of Kashmir\u003cbr\u003eNorth to South\u003cbr\u003eFrom Jet Set to Jat Set\u003cbr\u003eFathers and Sons; Husbands and Wives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO   NEIGHBORS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEEP ARE THE ROOTS IN SRI LANKA\u003cbr\u003eEnter the Bandarnaikes\u003cbr\u003eFamily Planning, Sirimavo-Style\u003cbr\u003eFourteen-Year Exile\u003cbr\u003eChandrika, the Real Heir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBHUTTOS FLOURISH AND FOUNDER IN PAKISTAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStart of Bhutto’s Spectacular Career\u003cbr\u003eAyub’s Fall, Bhutto’s Opportunity\u003cbr\u003eLone Civilian to Rule Under Martial Law\u003cbr\u003eBhutto’s Plus Points\u003cbr\u003eAgreement at Simla\u003cbr\u003eFather of Pakistan’s Nuclear Bomb\u003cbr\u003eThe Hangman Cometh\u003cbr\u003eMore Powerful Dead than Alive\u003cbr\u003eFrom Father to Daughter\u003cbr\u003eZia’s Coup and After\u003cbr\u003eYears of Tribulation and Turmoil\u003cbr\u003eThe Benazir Juggernaut\u003cbr\u003eFruits of a Faustian Bargain\u003cbr\u003eCurious Reversal of Roles\u003cbr\u003eSecond Terms and Bitter Family Feud\u003cbr\u003eEnter Murtaza, the ‘Terrorist Prince’\u003cbr\u003eHer Second Going\u003cbr\u003eDynasty that Didn’t Take Off\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTWO BEGUMS OF BANGLADESH\u003cbr\u003eEnter the Two Begums\u003cbr\u003eThe Ershad Era\u003cbr\u003eZia Dynasty First to Pass the Post\u003cbr\u003eHasina Has Her Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART THREE     CONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDYNASTIES ARE HERE TO STAY\u003cbr\u003eComparison and Contrasts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBANGLADESH: Outlook is Clear Enough\u003cbr\u003ePAKISTAN: Complete Uncertainty Looms Large\u003cbr\u003eSRI LANKA: Old Game Will Go On\u003cbr\u003eINDIA: Dynastic Phenomenon Turning Regional \u003cbr\u003e             Sonia to Priyanka?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Inder Malhotra \/ HarperCollins \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153608929648,"sku":"11725","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/11725.jpg?v=1793911576","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/dynasties-of-india-and-beyond","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}