Democracy, Nationalism, and Communalism: The Colonial Legacy in South Asia

ISBN-13: 9780367011819 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 254 str.

Asma Barlas

Opis

Although India and Pakistan were part of a single state until liberation from British colonial rule in 1947, the former has since emerged as the world’s largest “democracy,†whereas the latter has been under military control for most of its history. In this thought-provoking volume, Asma Barlas explores the complex and delicate issue of democracy

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Democracy, Nationalism, and Communalism: A Gramscian Approach 3. The Colonial State and Democracy, Nationalism, and Communalism 4. Colonial Hindu Politics: Democracy, Nationalism, and Communalism 5. Colonial Muslim Politics: Democracy, Nationalism, and Communalism 6. Conclusion

O autorze

Asma Barlas is assistant professor of politics at Ithaca College.