UID:
almafu_9960117465602883
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-316-59640-0
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1-316-59641-9
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1-316-59643-5
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1-316-59647-8
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1-316-59644-3
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1-316-18252-5
Series Statement:
South Asia in the social sciences
Content:
The democratic Left in India is in crisis. During the first decade of this century it slid from its highest parliamentary presence to virtual irrelevance. A key to its retrieval, this book argues, lies in its ability to imagine a new popular politics for reinventing its democratic credentials beyond electoral posturing. In this respect, much can be learnt from the Left's governmental practices as they have evolved since the late 1960s, crafting a unique blend of politics, policy, idealism, practicality, vision and delivery. By looking at the problematics of government from the days of deft land reforms to messy land acquisition, this book situates 'government as practice' as a prism for critical thinking on democratic politics in postcolonial India. Grounded in empirical and archival research, the book will be useful for those who are passionate as well as sceptical about the revival potentials of a new Left in India's fast-changing political economy.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Mar 2016).
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-10226-X
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Ethnology
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316182529
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