Democracy and revolutionary politics

"Democracy and political violence can hardly be considered conceptual siblings, at least at first sight. Democracy allows people to route their aspirations, demands, and expectations of the state through peaceful methods; violence works outside these prescribed and institutionalized channels in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Chandhoke, Neera, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury 2015.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Theory for a global age.
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Sumario:"Democracy and political violence can hardly be considered conceptual siblings, at least at first sight. Democracy allows people to route their aspirations, demands, and expectations of the state through peaceful methods; violence works outside these prescribed and institutionalized channels in public spaces, in the streets, in the forests and in inhospitable terrains. But can committed democrats afford to ignore the fact that violence has become a routine way of doing politics in countries such as India? By exploring the concept of political violence from the perspective of critical political theory, Neera Chandhoke investigates its nature, justification and contradictions. She uses the case study of Maoist revolutionaries in India to globalize and relocate the debate alongside questions of social injustice, exploitation, oppression and imperfect democracies. As such, this is an important and much-needed contribution to the dialogue surrounding revolutionary violence."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (166 pages) : maps
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781474224024
9781474224031