Book reviews

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Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia by Ayesha Jalal (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, pp.xiii + 295, £16.95 pb). Leveling Crowds. Ethnonationalist Conflicts and Collective Violence in South Asia by Stanley J. Tambiah (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996, pp.x + 395, £15.95 pb; £40 hb). Women in Modern India by Geraldine Forbes (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, pp.xix + 289, £30 hb). Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India by Bipan Chandra (London: Sangam Books, 1996, pp.xiii + 402, £24.95 hb). The Challenge to Democracy in Nepal: A Political History by T. Louise Brown (London: Routledge, 1996, pp.xi + 239, £40 hb). Uganda, revised edition compiled by Balam Nyeko (Oxford: Barbara, CA, and Denver: Clio Press, 1996, pp. xlvii + 347, £63.50 hb). Service Provision under Stress in East Africa: The State, NGOs and People's Organizations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda edited by Joseph Semboya and Ole Therkildsen (London: James Currey, 1995, pp.xiv + 242, £12.95) NGOs, States and Donors: Too Close for Comfort edited by David Hulme and Michael Edwards (London: Macmillan/Save the Children, 1997, £9.99 pb, £40 hb). The Democratisation of Disempowerment ‐ The Problem of Democracy in the Third World edited by Jochen Hippler (London: Pluto Press, 1995, pp.246, £12.99 pb). State Power and Social Forces. Domination and Transformation in the Third World edited by Joel S. Migdal, Atul Kotili and Vivienne Shue (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Reprinted 1996. Pp.x + 332, £40 hb, £15.95 pb).