Transforming India: Social and Political Dynamics of Democracy

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This volume provides a cross-disciplinary analysis by leading Indian social scientists of the transformations unleashed by the introduction of egalitarian and liberal principles of government within the context of the colonial legacy, hierarchical social order, group-based identities, and plural cultures.

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  Transforming India

  • 2013-09-16
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