TY  - BOOK
AU  - Manor,James,..Ed
AU  - Jenkins,RobEd
AU  - Tillin,Louise,.Ed
TI  - Deconstructing India's Democracy: Essays in Honour of James Manor 
SN  - 9789354429620
U1  - 320.954 M41DJ 
PY  - 2025///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Orient BlackSwan Pvt. Ltd
KW  - Political leadership
KW  - India
KW  - Identity politics
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Elections
KW  - Politique identitaire
KW  - Inde
KW  - Élections
N1  - Contributed articles; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Like many of the world's leading democracies, India faces unprecedented stresses, from economic challenges wrought by premature deindustrialisation to political tensions created by majoritarianism. The erosion of constitutionally framed democratic governance represents more than just an old political order giving way to a new one: institutional decay has been the result of conscious, sustained and systemic political action. The multidimensional pressures on the rule of law make it essential for us to deconstruct democracy as it is conceived, understood and practised in India today. Deconstructing India's Democracy highlights the enduring relevance of James Manor's influential body of work, the result of over fifty years of scholarly engagement with India and Indian politics. Examining the varied meanings of democracy for the Indian polity
ER  -