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India in the Shadows of Empire: A Legal and Political History, 1774-1950

Mithi Mukherjee

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Description:This path-breaking book on the political and legal history of modern India offers a powerful new interpretation of the complex and seemingly contradictory nature of Indian democracy and polity. It explains the postcolonial Indian polity by presenting an alternative historical narrative of the British Empire in India and India's struggle for independence. In contrast to much of existing scholarship, this book joins the colonial and postcolonial periods in modern Indian history into a seamless narrative. It pursues this narrative along two major trajectories. On the one hand, it focuses on the role of imperial judicial institutions and practices in the making of both the British Empire and the anti-colonial movement under the Congress, with the lawyer as political leader. On the other hand, it offers a novel interpretation of Gandhi's non-violent resistance movement and the discourse of freedom on which it was based. Departing from existing scholarship, it shows critical differences between Gandhi and the Congress. This book also offers a comprehensive and new reinterpretation of the Indian Constitution in the light of this historical narrative. Ambitious, original, thought-provoking, and rich in insight, this book will be indispensable for students and scholars of Indian history, the British Empire, legal history, constitutional history, political science, and sociology. It will also interest anybody seeking a broad understanding of the mainsprings of modern Indian history and politics.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with India in the Shadows of Empire: A Legal and Political History, 1774-1950. To get started finding India in the Shadows of Empire: A Legal and Political History, 1774-1950, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This path-breaking book on the political and legal history of modern India offers a powerful new interpretation of the complex and seemingly contradictory nature of Indian democracy and polity. It explains the postcolonial Indian polity by presenting an alternative historical narrative of the British Empire in India and India's struggle for independence. In contrast to much of existing scholarship, this book joins the colonial and postcolonial periods in modern Indian history into a seamless narrative. It pursues this narrative along two major trajectories. On the one hand, it focuses on the role of imperial judicial institutions and practices in the making of both the British Empire and the anti-colonial movement under the Congress, with the lawyer as political leader. On the other hand, it offers a novel interpretation of Gandhi's non-violent resistance movement and the discourse of freedom on which it was based. Departing from existing scholarship, it shows critical differences between Gandhi and the Congress. This book also offers a comprehensive and new reinterpretation of the Indian Constitution in the light of this historical narrative. Ambitious, original, thought-provoking, and rich in insight, this book will be indispensable for students and scholars of Indian history, the British Empire, legal history, constitutional history, political science, and sociology. It will also interest anybody seeking a broad understanding of the mainsprings of modern Indian history and politics.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with India in the Shadows of Empire: A Legal and Political History, 1774-1950. To get started finding India in the Shadows of Empire: A Legal and Political History, 1774-1950, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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