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State, violence, and legitimacy in India /

How do people respond to a state that is violent towards its own citizens? In this text, this question is answered by studying responses to police violence in Delhi and to army violence in the context of a secessionist movement in Assam. Evidence from both the field-sites indicates towards acceptanc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khanikar, Santana (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Political violence > India.
Police brutality > India.
Democracy > India.
India > Politics and government.
Violence politique > Inde.
Brutalités policières > Inde.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement.
Democracy
Police brutality
Political violence
Politics and government
India
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How do people respond to a state that is violent towards its own citizens? In this text, this question is answered by studying responses to police violence in Delhi and to army violence in the context of a secessionist movement in Assam. Evidence from both the field-sites indicates towards acceptance of the state, though it may be slow and flickering, based on own rationalities of the subjects or contextual.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199092031
0199092036