India : political ideas and the making of a democratic discourse / / Gurpreet Mahajan

• Autore: Mahajan Gurpreet
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.954
• Soggetto topico: Political science & theory
• Soggetto geografico: India Politics and government 1977-; India Economic policy
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- World Political Theories -- About the author -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- 1 Indian political theory: beyond cultural essentialism -- 2 Equality -- 3 Freedom -- 4 Religion -- 5 Diversity -- 6 The language of democratic discourse -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About Zed Books.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this groundbreaking work, Gurpreet Mahajan draws upon critical debates and political practices to question how the concepts of freedom, equality and difference are layered with new meanings and how 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 that offers a glimpse of the social and political life of contemporary India, and how it differs from the dominant liberal paradigm.
• Titolo autorizzato: India
• ISBN: 1-350-22074-4; 1-78032-516-9; 1-78032-093-0; 1-78032-094-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790678303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World political theories.