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Jayal, Niraja Gopal

Citizenship imperilled India's fragile democracy - Ranikhet Permanent Black 2021 - x, 250 p. 22 cm - Hedgehog and fox history and politics series . - Hedgehog and fox (Series) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-227) and index.

Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction: Citizenship imperilled -- I: LAWS. 1. From birthright to faith-based citizenship -- 2. Law, politics, and the architecture of citizenship -- II: CONTESTATIONS. 3. Indian citizenship: a century of disagreement -- 4. Reconfiguring citizenship in contemporary India -- III: ANTINOMIES. 5. A false dichotomy? The unresolved tension between universal and differentiated citizenship in India -- 6. The challenge of human development: inclusion or democratic citizenship? -- 7. An immense and (in)complete democracy: a Tocquevillian perspective on India's experiment with democratic citizenship -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN: 9788178246451

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2020514142

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Citizenship--India.
Democracy--India.
Citizenship.
Democracy.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India.

Dewey Class. No.: 323.60954 / JA-C