Discourse on rights in India : debates and dilemmas / edited by Bijayalaxmi Nanda and Nupur Ray
Contributor(s): Nanda, Bijayalaxmi [editor] | Ray, Nupur [editor].
Publisher: New York : Routledge , 2019Description: xix, 413p.ISBN: 9780367200459.Subject(s): Social movements -- India | Debates and debating -- India | Human rights -- IndiaDDC classification: 306.2 Summary: This book is a compelling examination of the theoretical discourse on rights and its relationship with ideas, institutions and practices in the Indian context. By engaging with the crucial categories of class, caste, gender, region and religion, it draws attention to the contradictions and contestations in the arena of rights and entitlements. The chapters by eminent experts provide deep and nuanced insights on the intersecting issues and concerns of individual and group identities as well as their connection with the state along with its multifarious institutions and practices. The volume not only engages with the dilemmas emerging out of the rights discourse but also sets out to recognize the significance of a shared commitment to a rights-based framework towards the promotion of justice and democracy in society.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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306.2 CAS-; Politics and social insight | 306.2 CHA-C Culture troubles: politics and the interpretation of meaning | 306.2 COM- Companion to the anthropology of politics | 306.2 DIS- Discourse on rights in India : | 306.2 DOW-P Political sociology | 306.2 ETH- Ethnic groups and the state | 306.2 FRO; Frontiers of sociology |
This book is a compelling examination of the theoretical discourse on rights and its relationship with ideas, institutions and practices in the Indian context. By engaging with the crucial categories of class, caste, gender, region and religion, it draws attention to the contradictions and contestations in the arena of rights and entitlements. The chapters by eminent experts provide deep and nuanced insights on the intersecting issues and concerns of individual and group identities as well as their connection with the state along with its multifarious institutions and practices. The volume not only engages with the dilemmas emerging out of the rights discourse but also sets out to recognize the significance of a shared commitment to a rights-based framework towards the promotion of justice and democracy in society.
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