At Home with Democracy: A Theory of Indian Politics

By D L Sheth

Book Overview

This book presents numerous discussions of specific aspects of democratic politics, showing how 'democracy' can be projected as a model of deliberate imperfection - a model that tolerates various loose ends in the system - and how democracy recognizes a multiplicity of possible courses open to the system at any point in time. Against this backdrop, the book carefully analyzes the lifetime work of D.L. Sheth, which, seen as a whole, offers us with a theory of Indian politics.

The selection of fifteen essays has been clustered into five sections that signify the major domains of democratic politics: State, Nation, Democracy; Parapolitics of Democracy; Social Power and Democracy; Representation in Liberal Democracy; and Emerging Challenges of Democracy. These essays give a sense of the transformations and struggles that are underway in India, brought about by the dynamics of democratic politics. Each of the fifteen chapters focuses on one aspect, providing a unique analysis of the deepening of democracy in India.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 981153067X
• ISBN13: 9789811530678
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"