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1 online resource (xv, 221 pages .) |
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Routledge New Horizons in South Asian Studies |
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Routledge new horizons in South Asian studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: democratic transformation and the vernacular public arena in India; 2 Politics of relations and the emergence of the vernacular public arena: glocal networks of development and livelihood in Odisha; 3 Social politics: youth vernacular action in the Indian Himalayas; 4 Empowering the vernacular publics: civil society and democratic participation in Rajasthan. |
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5 News media and political participation: re- evaluating democratic deepening in India6 The Jan Lokpal Andolan and alternate politics: symbiotic interactions, vernacular publics, and news media in the Jan Lokpal Andolan; 7 Ways of democracy: making politics work for the urban poor; 8 Re-evaluating the Chipko (forest protection) movement: the emergence of the vernacular public arena in the Uttarakhand; 9 Grassroots and vernacular articulations: politics and popular democracy in Uttar Pradesh villages; 10 Caste and vernacular politics in Tamil Nadu, South India. |
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11 Against the public sphere: the morals of disclosure and the 'vernacular public sphere' in rural Rajasthan12 Communal riots and states: a comparative study of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh; Glossary; Index. |
| Summary |
Since the structural change in Indian society that began in the 1990s - the result of the liberalisation of the economy, devolution of power, and decentralisation of the government-an unprecedented, democratic transformation has been taking place. This has caused the emergence of unexpected coalitions and alliances across diverse castes, classes, and religious groups according to the issues involved. In this volume, we intend to understand this deepening of democracy by employing a new analytical framework of the 'vernacular public arena' where negotiations, dialogues, debates, and c. |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
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Democracy -- India.
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Political participation -- India.
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Social change -- India.
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Social classes -- India.
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Social groups -- India.
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India -- Social conditions.
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India -- Politics and government.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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Political participation. (OCoLC)fst01069386
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310
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Social classes. (OCoLC)fst01122346
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Social groups. (OCoLC)fst01122482
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India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Neyazi, Taberez Ahmed, 1977- editor.
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Tanabe, Akio, 1964- editor.
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Ishizaka, Shin'ya, 1976- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780415738675 0415738679 (DLC) 2013043297 |
| ISBN |
1317694031 (electronic book) |
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9781317694038 (electronic book) |
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9781315777627 (e-book) |
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1315777622 (e-book) |
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9781317694021 |
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1317694023 |
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9780415738675 (hardback) |
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0415738679 (hardback) |
