Format:
Online Ressource (345 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
ISBN:
9788178299556
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8178299550
Content:
Dilemmas of democracy or reasons of state : extraordinary laws in India -- "Cutting down trees" : procedural legality and the quest for legitimacy -- The unfolding of extraordinariness : POTA and the construction of suspect communities -- The unfolding of extraordinariness : national security syndrome and implications for centre-state relations in India -- POTA and beyond : the silent erosion.
Content:
This book examines the implications for Indian society and politics of laws that are made to tackle events and situations out of the ordinary. By reviewing public debates, comparing specific clauses of the laws and noting how they have been interpreted over time in judicial pronouncements, the author: shows how notions like nation, national identity and patriotism get entrenched in discourses on terrorism, conspiracy and national security; observes how extraordinary measures become 'normal' and acquire a place of permanence in the practices of the state; and concludes that extra-ordinary laws serve as instruments through which the hegemonic structures of the nation state are maintained
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-334) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Additional Edition:
9780761935186
Additional Edition:
0761935185
Additional Edition:
8178296705
Additional Edition:
9788178296708
Additional Edition:
9780761935186
Additional Edition:
0761935185
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Singh, Ujjwal Kumar State, democracy and anti-terror laws in India New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2007
Language:
English
Keywords:
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