Transforming India

This is a cross-disciplinary analysis by social scientists of contemporary India of the transformations unleased by the introduction of egalitarian and liberal principles of government within the context of the colonial legacy, hierarchical social order, group-based identities and plural cultures.

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This volume provides a cross-disciplinary analysis by leading social scientists of contemporary India of the transformations unleased by the introduction of egalitarian and liberal principles of government within the context of the colonial legacy, hierarchical social order, group-based identities and plural cultures. The combination of political processes and institutions that have impacted on democracy and changed owing to democracy is the highlight of this book.