| The Indian Constitution: Oxford India Short Introductions UK Edition Contributor(s): Khosla, Madhav (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198075383 ISBN-13: 9780198075387 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Law | Constitutional - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 342.5 |
| LCCN: 2012472383 |
| Series: Oxford India Short Introductions |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.2" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate. Giving identity to over a billion people, the Indian Constitution is one of the world's great political texts. Drafted over six decades ago, its endurance and operation have fascinated and surprised many. In this short introduction, Madhav Khosla brings to light its many features, aspirations, and controversies. How does the Constitution separate power between different political actors? What form of citizenship does it embrace? And how can it change? In answering questions such as these, Khosla unravels the document's remarkable and challenging journey, inviting readers to reflect upon the theory and practice of constitutionalism in the world's largest democracy. |
