Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought

ISBN-13: 9781009305594 / Twarda / 2023 / 280 str.

Los Angeles) Parasher Tejas (University of California

Opis

The first study of a neglected tradition of participatory democracy in modern India.

Spis treści

1. Popular sovereignty and the end of empire; 2. 'The genius of the people': The 1923 Constitution of Mysore; 3. 'A vast subterranean democracy': Pluralism in the 1920s; 4. 'A living union': The project of Gandhian democracy; 5. Representation, popular sovereignty, and the Indian founding; 6. 'Towards total revolution': the aftermath of independence; 7. Conclusion: The challenge of representative democracy; Bibliography; Index.