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transforming the social contract in India

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An edition of Decolonizing democracy (2011)

Decolonizing democracy

transforming the social contract in India

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"Analyzes the movement for Indian independence, the framing of the Indian Constitution, and contemporary contestations over women's legal and political status as crucial moments of transition in which feminist and other progressive activists in India have challenged racialized and gendered underpinnings of democracy's social contract"--Provided by publisher.

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Pennsylvania State University Press
Language
English
Pages
155

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Subjects

Constitutional history, Social contract, Feminism, Women's rights, Legal status, laws, Women, Women, legal status, laws, etc., Constitutional history, india

Places

India
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Cover of: Decolonizing democracy
Decolonizing democracy: transforming the social contract in India
2011, Pennsylvania State University Press
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Cover of: Decolonizing Democracy
Decolonizing Democracy: Transforming the Social Contract in India
2011, Pennsylvania State University Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction : decolonizing democracy
Fraternalist and paternalist approaches to colonial rule
Resistant convergences : anticolonial feminist nationalism
Framing the postcolonial social contract
Challenging political marginalization : The women's reservation bill
Legal pluralism and gender justice
Conclusion : building a nondomination contract.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
305.420954
Library of Congress
HQ1236.5.I4 K43 2011, HQ1236.5.I4K43 2011

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Pagination
ix, 155 p. ;
Number of pages
155

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OL25060563M
ISBN 10
0271048638, 0721048633
ISBN 13
9780271048635, 9780721048635
LCCN
2011003135
OCLC/WorldCat
698170983

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