The Indian Constituent Assembly
Author | : Udit Bhatia |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2017-07-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781351654999 |
ISBN-13 | : 1351654993 |
Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Indian Constituent Assembly written by Udit Bhatia and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 "We the people?": politics and the conundrum of framing a constitution on the eve of decolonisation -- 2 Conflict, not consensus: towards a political economy of the making of the Indian Constitution -- 3 Pride and prejudice in Austin's cornerstone: passions in the Constituent Assembly of India -- 4 The antecedents of social rights in India -- 5 The conservative constitution: freedom of speech and the Constituent Assembly Debates -- 6 Freedom of speech in the early constitution: a study of the Constitution (First Amendment) Bill -- 7 Between inequality and identity: the Indian Constituent Assembly Debates and religious difference, 1946-50 -- 8 "We the people": seamless webs and social revolution in India's Constituent Assembly Debates -- 9 India's republican moment -- Index