Introduction.

1. Some Fundamental Political Ideas of Ancient India -A. L. Basham

2. Traditional Muslim Views of the Nature of Politics -P. Hardy

3. The ‘ulamā’ in Indian Politics -W. Cantwell Smith

4. Caste and Politics in South Asia -C. Von Fürer-Haimendorf

5. The Politics Behind the Montagu Declaration of 1917 -S. R. Mehrotra

6. Politics and Society in Contemporary Orissa -F. G. Bailey

7. Municipal Elections: A Central Indian Case Study -A. C. Mayer

8. India’s Political Idioms -W. H. Morris-Jones

9. Tradition and Experiment in Forms of Government -Hugh Tinker.

Index.

Already, under a deceptively smooth surface, changes in the nature of Indian political life were taking place. First published in 1963, this title explored, in the rapidly changing situation, the intimate relationship of Indian politics and society and to show the ways in which the deeper social and political currents were moving.