India's founding moment : the constitution of a most surprising democracy /
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| contents | The Indian Problem -- The grammar of constitutionalism -- The location of power -- Identity and representation -- Conclusion : Constitutional democracy today. |
| era_facet | 1891-1956. 20th century. 1947- |
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| illustrated | Not Illustrated |
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| physical | 219 pages ; 24 cm |
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| spelling | Khosla, Madhav, author. 7118 India's founding moment : the constitution of a most surprising democracy / Madhav Khosla. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020. 219 pages ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. The Indian Problem -- The grammar of constitutionalism -- The location of power -- Identity and representation -- Conclusion : Constitutional democracy today. "How did the founders of the most populous democratic nation in the world meet the problem of establishing a democracy after the departure of foreign rule? The justification for British imperial rule had stressed the impossibility of Indian self-government. At the heart of India's founding moment, in which constitution-making and democratization occurred simultaneously, lay the question of how to implement democracy in an environment regarded as unqualified for its existence. India's founders met this challenge in direct terms-the people, they acknowledged, had to be educated to create democratic citizens. But the path to education lay not in being ruled by a superior class of men but rather in the very creation of a self-sustaining politics. Universal suffrage was instituted amidst poverty, illiteracy, social heterogeneity, and centuries of tradition. Under the guidance of B. R. Ambedkar, Indian lawmakers crafted a constitutional system that could respond to the problem of democratization under the most inhospitable of conditions. On January 26, 1950, the Indian constitution-the longest in the world-came into effect. More than half of the world's constitutions have been written in the past three decades. Unlike the constitutional revolutions of the late-eighteenth century, these contemporary revolutions have occurred in countries that are characterized by low levels of economic growth and education; are divided by race, religion, and ethnicity; and have democratized at once, rather than gradually. The Indian founding is a natural reference point for such constitutional moments-when democracy, constitutionalism, and modernity occur simultaneously"-- Provided by publisher. Ambedkar, B. R. (Bhimrao Ramji), 1891-1956. 4009 India. Constitution. 7119 Constitutional history India. 1860 Democratization India History 20th century. 7120 Democracy India History 20th century. 7121 India Politics and government 1947- 529 |
| spellingShingle | Khosla, Madhav India's founding moment : the constitution of a most surprising democracy / The Indian Problem -- The grammar of constitutionalism -- The location of power -- Identity and representation -- Conclusion : Constitutional democracy today. Ambedkar, B. R. (Bhimrao Ramji), 1891-1956. 4009 India. Constitution. 7119 Constitutional history India. 1860 Democratization India History 20th century. 7120 Democracy India History 20th century. 7121 |
| title | India's founding moment : the constitution of a most surprising democracy / |
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| topic | Ambedkar, B. R. (Bhimrao Ramji), 1891-1956. 4009 India. Constitution. 7119 Constitutional history India. 1860 Democratization India History 20th century. 7120 Democracy India History 20th century. 7121 |
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