alam javeed (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. xli + 143.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Contents Preface. 1. Democracy and the people. 2. The vulnerable populations and democracy. 3. Identity formation among oppressed castes. 4. Muslims the joker in the democratic pack. 5. Democracy and its impact on citizenship. 6. Democracy and the making of the Indian nation. 7. Elite counter reaction and the turn to the right. 8. Civil society and democracy. 9. Conclusion. Epilogue. From the moment of its birth democracy in India was plagued by a deep anxiety. In 1947 Nehru saw the future as a time to redeem pledges a time to fulfil the hopes that had been aroused during the national struggle. But he was well aware that this was a difficult task. Reforms followed democratic institutions were set up and universal adult Franchise was established. But poverty illiteracy and poor health remained part of the post colonial landscape. Why then do the poor and the malnutrited return in every election to choose their representatives to form the government of their choice. Through an effort to answer this seeming Paradox Alam explores the working of democracy in India. Beneath the play of caste and communal politics and the threats of institutional collapse Alam sees democracy acquiring a firm basis within Indian society. He shows what the voting patterns tells us about the links between regional voices and national unity between the politics of community and the idea of citizenship between the commitments of the poor and the apathy of the rich. This is a tract that questions our common assumptions and forces us to re think our ideas about the life of Indian democracy. 143 pp.