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PREFACE It has proved an almost insurmountable challenge to write this book, for the subject matter, which records the human experience and achievements of the fifth of mankind who have inhabited the Indian subcontinent, is so rich and diverse. Moreover, it covers such a long period of time and...

INTRODUCTION The 1968 events in Czechoslovakia brought to a climax what may have been the most serious internal crisis in the Communist world since World War II. For the first time in history a ruling Communist party was challenged from within by reformers who questioned the very basis of its...