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Legalizing the revolution : India and the constitution of the postcolony /

"Anticolonial movements of the twentieth century generated audacious ideas of freedom. Following decolonization, the challenge was to give an institutional form to those ideas. Through an original account of India's constitution making, Legalizing the Revolution explores the promises, chal...

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Main Author:	Dasgupta, Sandipto (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Series:	South Asia in the social sciences ; 24.
Subjects:	Constitutional law > India. Constitutional history > India. Decolonization > India > History > 20th century. Anti-imperialist movements > India > History > 20th century. Postcolonialism > India > History. Democracy > India. Histoire constitutionnelle > Inde. Daecolonisation > Inde > Histoire > 20e siaecle. Anti-impaerialisme > Inde > Histoire > 20e siaecle.

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