TY - BOOK ID - 126859161 TI - The socialist opposition in Nehruvian India, 1947-1964 PY - 2015 SN - 9783631665732 3631665733 PB - Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, DB - UniCat KW - Socialism KW - Opposition (Political science) KW - Political parties KW - Political science KW - Nehru, Jawaharlal, - 1889-1964 KW - Gandhi, - Mahatma, - 1869-1948 KW - India UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:126859161 AB - "This book examines the political and developmental thought of the democratic socialist opposition party of India during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. It thereby contributes to a modern global history of political ideas and examines the role of Marxism, Gandhi and modernisation theory for the political development of India during the Cold War. The study focuses on the modernisation policies implemented by the Nehru government: Increasingly facing competing claims from Nehru to be pursuing socialist policies after the mid-1950s, the movement eventually broke apart and large numbers of socialists were assimilated by the Congress Party where they continued to shape Indian politics"--Provided by publisher. ER -