1. How India institutionalised democracy and Pakistan promoted autocracy; 2. The social origins of pro- and anti- democratic movements (1885–1919); 3. Imagining and institutionalizing new nations (1919–47); 4. Organizing alliances (1919–47); 5. Freedom at midnight and divergent democracies (1947–58); 6. The institutionalization of alliances in India, Pakistan, and beyond.
An examination of how, despite similar historical contexts, India became a stable democracy post-independence, whilst Pakistan became an unstable autocracy.
Maya Tudor is a Fellow in Politics at St John's College, Oxford. Her dissertation, upon which this book is based, won the American Political Science Association's Gabriel Almond Award for the Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics.
'Acknowledging the importance of political parties to regime
stability, Tudor moves further back the causal line of explanation
by examining the conditions under which particular political
parties first came into being and institutionalized the support of
key elites. This monograph sheds new light on the origins of some
of the systemic institutional, ideological and identity issues of
India's and Pakistan's respective political regimes.' Rosheen
Kabraji, International Affairs
'This is a carefully researched and clearly written study that not
only makes a compelling argument but also offers perceptive
insights into the history of the Indian and Pakistani political
movements. While the broader political and social contexts that
accompany the narratives in the chapters are not necessarily new to
readers familiar with the political history of India and Pakistan,
the author must be commended for the convincing manner in which the
historical conditions and circumstances in the lead up to 1947 and
beyond are marshaled to support her overarching argument … this
illuminating book is an enjoyable read … [It] is a valuable study
that has much to offer to those wishing to comprehend the political
dynamics of India and Pakistan. It is, at the same time, an
important contribution to the literature on the challenges of
democratization in postcolonial developing countries.' Tan Tai
Yong, Pacific Affairs
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