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Synopsis
The purpose of this critical political inquiry is to look into the conditions and dimensions of autonomy, their historical nature, and their political significance in terms of enriching democracy. The volume catalogues the resistance to the power of the state-the demand for autonomy in other words-that is encountered among various sections of society such as women, ethnic groups, and classes. In particular, the issues discussed are: women′s autonomy; peace accords; the nature of federalism in the Indian constitution; autonomy and international law; resources for autonomy.
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About the Author
Ranabir Samaddar is the Director of the Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata, and belongs to the school of critical thinking. He has worked extensively on issues of justice and rights in the context of conflicts in South Asia.
Samaddar’s particular researches have spread over a wide area comprising migration and refugee studies, the theory and practices of dialogue, nationalism and postcolonial statehood in South Asia, and new regimes of technological restructuring and labour control.
His recent political writings The Emergence of the Political Subject (2009) and The Nation Form (2012) have signalled a new turn in critical postcolonial thinking and have challenged some of the prevailing accounts of the birth of nationalism and the nation state.
Review
The essays in the volume deal with diverse issues and are divided in two sections with a lucid introduction by Ranabir Samaddar... provides interesting reading... The volume infers a great deal about the future of Indian democracy and will be useful for scholars of political theory, Indian federalism and ethno-nationalist movements.
Author: Contributions to Indian Sociology[This book] not only provides the descriptive analysis of the autonomy movements in different parts of India but more importantly the body of literature in the volume is theoretically anchored exploring the differing meanings of autonomy and the debates that veer around them.
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- PublisherSAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0761934529
- ISBN 13 9780761934523
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages316
- EditorSamaddar Ranabir
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