The Politics of the Governed: Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World (Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures)

by Partha Chatterjee (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2006

  $20.73

  Argues that the rise of ethnic or identity politics - in the postcolonial world - is a consequence of techniques of governmental administration. Using examples from India, this book examines the different forms taken by the politics of the governed. It provides a perspective on the possibilities and limits of democracy in the postcolonial world.

• New

  Illustrated
  2006

  $37.89

  Argues that the rise of ethnic or identity politics - in the postcolonial world - is a consequence of techniques of governmental administration. Using examples from India, this book examines the different forms taken by the politics of the governed. It provides a perspective on the possibilities and limits of democracy in the postcolonial world.