Assembling India's Constitution : A New Democratic History /
De, Rohit,
Assembling India's Constitution : A New Democratic History / Rohit De, Ornit Shani, - Gurugram: Penguin Random House India, 2025. - xx, 374p. ; 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : A New History of India’s Constitution Making -- ‘Our Constitution’ -- Making the Constitution a Public Affair -- Competing Constitutionalism : The Princely States and the Constitution -- The Emerging State and the Constitution -- The Theatre of the Assembly -- The Horizons of India’s Constitutional Imagination : Tribes and Constitution Making -- Conclusion : An Open Site of Struggle.
"In this paradigm-shifting history, two leading historians of India re-examine the making of the Indian constitution from the perspective of the nation's people. They argue that the deep sense of ownership diverse publics assumed over the constitution became pivotal to the formation, legitimacy and endurance of India's democracy"--
English
9780670099658 9781009330060
Constitutional history--India.
Constitutional law--India.
342.54 D23A
Assembling India's Constitution : A New Democratic History / Rohit De, Ornit Shani, - Gurugram: Penguin Random House India, 2025. - xx, 374p. ; 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : A New History of India’s Constitution Making -- ‘Our Constitution’ -- Making the Constitution a Public Affair -- Competing Constitutionalism : The Princely States and the Constitution -- The Emerging State and the Constitution -- The Theatre of the Assembly -- The Horizons of India’s Constitutional Imagination : Tribes and Constitution Making -- Conclusion : An Open Site of Struggle.
"In this paradigm-shifting history, two leading historians of India re-examine the making of the Indian constitution from the perspective of the nation's people. They argue that the deep sense of ownership diverse publics assumed over the constitution became pivotal to the formation, legitimacy and endurance of India's democracy"--
English
9780670099658 9781009330060
Constitutional history--India.
Constitutional law--India.
342.54 D23A