Decolonizing democracy
Subtitle: transforming the social contract in India
By: Christine Keating
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: University Park
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780271048635; 9780721048635
Subjects: Constitutional history; Social contract; Feminism; Women's rights; Legal status, laws; Women
Description: "Analyzes the movement for Indian independence, the framing of the Indian Constitution, and contemporary contestations over women's legal and political status as crucial moments of transition in which feminist and other progressive activists in India have challenged racialized and gendered underpinnings of democracy's social contract"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : decolonizing democracy; title: Fraternalist and paternalist approaches to colonial rule; title: Resistant convergences : anticolonial feminist nationalism; title: Framing the postcolonial social contract; title: Challenging political marginalization : The women's reservation bill; title: Legal pluralism and gender justice; title: Conclusion : building a nondomination contract.