Crisis and Contention in Indian Society

T K Oommen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2005
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7619-3358-8 (ISBN)

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Analyses issues confronting Indian society and polity and which threaten to assume crisis proportions. This book argues that these threats can be contained by providing political and cultural autonomy within the federal framework. It advocates the endorsement of democratic values that incorporate a shared vision of India, its polity and society.

Indian society is often described as one with ‘unity in diversity’ and as a composite culture. Since independence, India has also been termed ‘democratic’ and ‘secular’. However, the discernible cracks that have appeared in recent years in these conceptualisations have led to contentious debates about the very nature of Indian society.

Focusing on different facets of this exacerbating crisis, this book analyses the various issues confronting India’s society and polity today which can assume crisis proportions if not tackled judiciously and expeditiously.

Preface
Introduction
Looking Back: 20th-Century Indian Society
Pluralism, Democracy and Conflict in India
Challenges of Citizenship: Education in the Indian Republic
Race, Religion and Caste: Situating the Dalits
The Coming Crisis of India: Portent from Gujarat
Indianisation of the Church and its Implications
Reorganisation of Indian States: The Incomplete Agenda
Sources of Internal Threats to India′s Security
Restructuring Indian Federalism: Autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir
State and Social Movements in Northeast India
Unfinished Tasks: Challenges Ahead
Towards the Future: Indian Society, Nation-State and Civilisation
Appendix
References

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.7.2005
Verlagsort	Thousand Oaks
Sprache	englisch
Maße	139 x 215 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7619-3358-1 / 0761933581
ISBN-13	978-0-7619-3358-8 / 9780761933588
Zustand	Neuware