Democratic transformation and the vernacular public arena in India /
Since the structural change in Indian society that began in the 1990s - the result of the liberalisation of the economy, devolution of power, and decentralisation of the government-an unprecedented, democratic transformation has been taking place. This has caused the emergence of unexpected coalitio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Series: | Routledge new horizons in South Asian studies.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Since the structural change in Indian society that began in the 1990s - the result of the liberalisation of the economy, devolution of power, and decentralisation of the government-an unprecedented, democratic transformation has been taking place. This has caused the emergence of unexpected coalitions and alliances across diverse castes, classes, and religious groups according to the issues involved. In this volume, we intend to understand this deepening of democracy by employing a new analytical framework of the 'vernacular public arena' where negotiations, dialogues, debates, and c. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 221 pages .). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1317694031 9781317694038 9781315777627 1315777622 9781317694021 1317694023 |