Democracy and Revolutionary Politics Contributor(s): Chandhoke, Neera (Author), Bhambra, Gurminder K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474224016 ISBN-13: 9781474224017 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Social Science | Violence In Society - Political Science | World - Asian |
Dewey: 303.62 |
Series: Theory for a Global Age |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Democracy and political violence can hardly be considered conceptual siblings, at least at first sight. Democracy allows people to route their aspirations, demands, and expectations of the state through peaceful methods; violence works outside these prescribed and institutionalized channels in public spaces, in the streets, in the forests and in inhospitable terrains. But can committed democrats afford to ignore the fact that violence has become a routine way of doing politics in countries such as India? By exploring the concept of political violence from the perspective of critical political theory, Neera Chandhoke investigates its nature, justification and contradictions. She uses the case study of Maoist revolutionaries in India to globalize and relocate the debate alongside questions of social injustice, exploitation, oppression and imperfect democracies. As such, this is an important and much-needed contribution to the dialogue surrounding revolutionary violence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bhambra, Gurminder K.: - Gurminder K. Bhambra is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Social Theory Centre at the University of Warwick, UK. She is Series Editor of the Theory for a Global Age series. |