Indian Political Theory Laying the Groundwork for Svaraj

Name: Indian Political Theory
Author: Aakash Singh Rathore

Auteur: Aakash Singh Rathore

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Aakash Singh Rathore Rathore

Engels
Hardcover
9781138240223
24 februari 2017
256 pagina's

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At present, a nativist turn in Indian political theory can be observed. There is a general assumption that the indigenous thought to which researchers are supposed to be (re)turning may somehow be immediately visible by ignoring the colonization of the mind and polity. In such a conception of svaraj (which can be translated as 'authentic autonomy'), the tradition to be returned to would be that of the indigenous elites. In this book, this concept of svaraj is defined as a thick conception, which links it with exclusivist notions of spirituality, profound anti-modernity, exceptionalistic moralism, essentialistic nationalism and purism. However, post-independence India has borne witness to an alternative trajectory: a thin svaraj. The author puts forward a workable contemporary ideal of thin svaraj, i.e. political, and free of metaphysical commitment. The model proposed is inspired by B.R. Ambedkar's thoughts, as opposed to the thick conception found in the works of M.K. Gandhi, KC Bhattacharya and Ramachandra Gandhi. The author argues that political theorists of Indian politics continue to work with categories and concepts alien to the lived social and political experiences of India's common man, or everyday people. Consequently, he emphasises the need to decolonize Indian political theory, and rescue it from the grip of western theories, and fascination with western modes of historical analysis. The necessity to avoid both universalism and relativism and more importantly address the political predicaments of 'the people' is the key objective of the book, and a push for a reorientation of Indian political theory. An interesting new interpretation of a contemporary ideal of svaraj, this analysis takes into account influences from other cultures and sources as well as eschews thick conceptions that stifle imaginations and imaginaries. This book will be of interest to academics in the fields of philosophy, political science, sociology, literature and cultural studies in general and contemporary political theory, South Asian and Indian politics and political theory in particular.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 24 februari 2017
Aantal pagina's: 256
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Hoofdauteur: Aakash Singh Rathore
Tweede Auteur: Rathore
Hoofduitgeverij: Routledge

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Product breedte: 156 mm
Product lengte: 234 mm
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Verpakking hoogte: 234 mm
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Categorieën: Mens & Maatschappij

Wetenschap & Natuur

Religie, Spiritualiteit & Filosofie

Geschiedenis

Politiek

Sociologie

Filosofie

Aarde & Milieu

Politieke wetenschap & Theorie

Interdisciplinaire studies

Sociale theorie

Aardrijkskunde

Regionale studies

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Land: India
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar
Taal: Engels
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