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India: Political Ideas and the Making of a Democratic Discourse
Gurpreet Mahajan
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Description for India: Political Ideas and the Making of a Democratic Discourse
Paperback. Part of Zed's World Political Theories series, this remarkable work that offers a revealing glimpse of the social and political life of contemporary India, and how it differs from the dominant liberal paradigm. Series: World Political Theories. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
In this groundbreaking work, Gurpreet Mahajan tackles the predisposition of political theory to be limited by the Western canon. Bringing into focus how concepts central to the modern democratic political imaginary are interpreted in India, this book elaborates the ways that ideas of freedom, equality and difference are layered with new meanings and how questions of religion and state, critical reason and embedded self are understood in the Indian context. Part of Zed’s World Political Theories series, this remarkable work offers a glimpse of the social and political life of contemporary India, and how it differs from the dominant ... Read more
In this groundbreaking work, Gurpreet Mahajan tackles the predisposition of political theory to be limited by the Western canon. Bringing into focus how concepts central to the modern democratic political imaginary are interpreted in India, this book elaborates the ways that ideas of freedom, equality and difference are layered with new meanings and how questions of religion and state, critical reason and embedded self are understood in the Indian context. Part of Zed’s World Political Theories series, this remarkable work offers a glimpse of the social and political life of contemporary India, and how it differs from the dominant ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
World Political Theories
Condition
New
Weight
259g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780320922
SKU
V9781780320922
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About Gurpreet Mahajan
Gurpreet Mahajan is Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has published widely on issues relating to multiculturalism, cultural diversity and minority rights, secularism and civil society. Her publications include Explanation and Understanding in the Human Sciences, Identities and Rights: Aspects of Liberal Democracy in India, and The Multicultural Path: ... Read more
Reviews for India: Political Ideas and the Making of a Democratic Discourse
A welcome text for specialists and general readers alike.
Fred Dallmayr, University of Notre Dame
A nuanced and critical introduction to the ideas that frame the world's largest democracy.
Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University
An important statement from one of the foremost Indian political theorists.
Rajeev Bhargava, Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
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Fred Dallmayr, University of Notre Dame
A nuanced and critical introduction to the ideas that frame the world's largest democracy.
Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University
An important statement from one of the foremost Indian political theorists.
Rajeev Bhargava, Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
... Read more