Marxism, Indian State and Punjab

Reviews six books by four Indian authors who belong to different shades of the vibrant Left-Marxist tradition in India. [Among the offerings is] an application of the central concept of hegemony, as developed by Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci, to explain how the Mughals, Ranjit Singh, the British, and the Indian state established or secured their power....» (ABC-Clio, 9 May, 2001).