Democratic Despotism: Politics of Primitive Accumulation in India

By Swagato Sarkar

This book explores the history of forced land acquisition and transformation of power in the Fifth Schedule areas in India. It examines the contradictory imperatives of extractive capitalism and primitive accumulation, on the one hand, and autonomy and devolution of power to local communities, on the other.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032305169
• ISBN13: 9781032305165
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"