What the Emergency Wrought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17178120 |
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| Authors | Šumit Ganguly (0000-0002-4365-2637, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue | 870 |
| Pages | 161-163 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-3530 • E-ISSN: 1944-785X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/curh.2026.125.870.161 |
| OpenAlex | W7143374819 |
| Language | EN |
A new book illuminates the lasting consequences of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s imposition of a 21-month state of emergency in the mid-1970s, running roughshod over democratic institutions and norms cultivated by her father, Jawaharlal Nehru
Democracy · Prime (order theory) · Prime minister · State (computer science) · State of emergency · Indian Economic and Social Development · Indian History and Philosophy · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Highly cited | No |
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