Inheritance, hierarchy and caste : origins of political decay in India /: origins of political decay in India. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dhananjay Soindaji Wanjari.
• Authors: Wanjari, Dhananjay Soindaji
• Contents: Foreword by Christophe Jaffrelot; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: Exploring the Origins; Social Institutions as Ruling Strategies; Short-circuiting the Elite vs Society Axis: The Arrest of Political Expansion; PART II: Beyond the State and Society; State in Society and Society in State; Representation: The Power of Diversity; Elite Origins of Democracy and Democratic Origins of Authoritarianism; Part III: Decoding the Veneers; Political System and Its Instrumentality; Casteist Capitalism and Dilemma of Democratic Socialism; Democracy in India: Mistaking Form for the Substance; Conclusion; References; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.954; Hindutva -- India; Caste -- India; Democracy -- India; India -- Politics and government -- Social aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789354792076; 9789354792151
• Related ISBNs: 9789354791994
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