The Promise of Power : (Record no. 70120)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781107046061
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 320.954 TUD
Edition number 23
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Tudor, Maya.
245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Promise of Power :
Remainder of title The Origins of Democracy in India and Autocracy in Pakistan /
Statement of responsibility, etc Maya Tudor.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Cambridge :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Cambridge University Press ,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2013.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 240 p. :
Dimensions 24 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The Promise of Power: The Origins of Democracy in India and Autocracy in Pakistan by Maya Tudor investigates one of South Asia's most important political questions: why India developed into the world's largest democracy while Pakistan experienced repeated military interventions and authoritarian governments after independence. Rather than attributing these divergent outcomes solely to constitutional design, leadership, or military strength, Tudor argues that the answer lies in the different organizational capacities of political parties formed during the colonial period. The book demonstrates that the Indian National Congress evolved into a broad-based, mass political organization with deep social roots across regions and communities, enabling democratic institutions to gain legitimacy after independence. In contrast, the All-India Muslim League developed as a more centralized and less socially embedded organization, leaving Pakistan with comparatively weaker civilian institutions and creating opportunities for bureaucratic and military dominance. Through comparative historical analysis, archival evidence, and political theory, Tudor explains how these institutional differences shaped the contrasting political trajectories of the two nations.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Democracy—India.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Democracy—Pakistan.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element India—Politics and government—1947–.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pakistan—Politics and government.
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Koha item type VC Office Books
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 30/06/2026   320.954 TUD VC030 30/06/2026 30/06/2026 VC Office Books Books Received from VC office
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