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Lineages of Political Society: Studies in Postcolonial Democracy
Partha Chatterjee
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Hardback. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Partha Chatterjee, a pioneering theorist known for his disciplinary range, builds on his theory of "political society" and reinforces its salience to contemporary political debate. Dexterously incorporating the concerns of South Asian studies, postcolonialism, the social sciences, and the humanities, Chatterjee broadly critiques the past three hundred years of western political theory to ask, Can democracy be brought into being, or even fought for, in the image of Western democracy as it exists today? Using the example of postcolonial societies and their political evolution, particularly communities within India, Chatterjee undermines the certainty of liberal democratic theory in favor of a ... Read more
Partha Chatterjee, a pioneering theorist known for his disciplinary range, builds on his theory of "political society" and reinforces its salience to contemporary political debate. Dexterously incorporating the concerns of South Asian studies, postcolonialism, the social sciences, and the humanities, Chatterjee broadly critiques the past three hundred years of western political theory to ask, Can democracy be brought into being, or even fought for, in the image of Western democracy as it exists today? Using the example of postcolonial societies and their political evolution, particularly communities within India, Chatterjee undermines the certainty of liberal democratic theory in favor of a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Cultures of History
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231158121
SKU
V9780231158121
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About Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee is honorary professor of political science at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, and professor of anthropology at Columbia University. His books include Empire and Nation: Selected Essays; The Politics of the Governed: Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World; A Possible India: Essays in Political Criticism; and The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial ... Read more
Reviews for Lineages of Political Society: Studies in Postcolonial Democracy
Partha Chatterjee is one of the most important writers and theorists of our time, a voice as fresh and original as it is powerful and necessary.
Nicholas Dirks, Columbia University, author of The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain A fascinating look at international politics and the reality of democracy through the world. The Midwest ... Read more
Nicholas Dirks, Columbia University, author of The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain A fascinating look at international politics and the reality of democracy through the world. The Midwest ... Read more