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India's founding moment : the constitution of a most surprising democracy /

"How did the founders of the most populous democratic nation in the world meet the problem of establishing a democracy after the departure of foreign rule? The justification for British imperial rule had stressed the impossibility of Indian self-government. At the heart of India's founding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khosla, Madhav (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Indian Problem
  • The grammar of constitutionalism
  • The location of power
  • Identity and representation
  • Conclusion: Constitutional democracy today.