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Jeffrey Witsoe, Witsoe Jeffrey

Democracy Against Development - Lower-Caste Politics and Political Modernity in Postcolonial India

English · Paperback / Softback

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Summary

Hidden behind the much-touted success story of India's emergence as an economic superpower is another, far more complex narrative of the nation's recent history, one in which economic development is frequently countered by profoundly unsettling, and often violent, political movements. In this title, the author investigates this counternarrative.

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Authors	Jeffrey Witsoe, Witsoe Jeffrey
Publisher	University Of Chicago Press

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	05.11.2013

EAN	9780226063478
ISBN	978-0-226-06347-8
No. of pages	256
Series	South Asia Across the Disciplines South Asia Across the Discipli South Asia Across the Disciplines
Subjects	Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, Political structures: democracy, Political structures / systems: democracy

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