{"product_id":"democracy-and-unity-in-india","title":"Democracy and Unity in India","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes the ways in which organizations and individuals in India grappled with and contested definitions of democracy and unity in the decades directly preceding and following independent Indian statehood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eAll India Scheduled Castes Federation\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAll India Women’s Conference\u003c\/i\u003e are used as case studies to explore Indian Dalit and women activists’ attempts to reconceptualize universal citizenship, Indian identity, dissent, and principled democracy during a moment of uncertainty in India’s political life. The author argues\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethat, because the Indian nation and the Indian state remained in flux during the 1940s and '50s, marginal political actors, writers, social activists, and others were able to propose novel forms of democratic participation and new ideas about what it would mean to be a unified state that appreciates political responsibility, a respect for difference and a broader perspective of the population. Moreover, this book suggests that this redefinition of Indian politics is more widespread than generally understood and considers how strategies used by both organizations featured have continued to be part of the national story about democracy and dissent in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an examination of public discourse, caste politics, women’s rights advocacy, and popular literature, this book excavates the traces of fundamental uncertainty regarding definitions and expectations of democracy and unity in India. It will be of interest to academics in the fields of modern South Asian history, democracy and nationalism, postcolonialism, gender studies, political organization, and global history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242898968920,"sku":"9780367786441","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367786441_f0212b60-5c05-40cd-9856-b7d4b2f08650.jpg?v=1777689912","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/democracy-and-unity-in-india","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}