Title Democracy and unity in India : understanding the All India phenomenon, 1940-1960 / Emily Rook-Koepsel

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge studies in South Asian history ; 19 Routledge studies in South Asian history ; 19. Contents Introduction: Becoming All India -- Naming caste politics : All India Scheduled Castes Federation's politics of Indian unity -- Democracy, voice, and principle : the political life of the All India Scheduled Castes Federation -- All India Women : citizenship politics of the All India Women's Conference -- Conclusion: A national history of "anti-national" dissent Summary "This book analyses the ways in which organizations and individuals in India grappled with and contested definitions of democracy and unity in the decades directly preceding and following independent Indian statehood. The All India Scheduled Castes Federation and the All India Women's Conference are used as case studies to explore Indian Dalit and women activists' attempts to reconceptualize universal citizenship, Indian identity, dissent, and principled democracy during a moment of uncertainty in India's political life. The author argues that, because the Indian nation and the Indian state remained in flux during the 1940s and 50s, marginal political actors, writers, social activists and others were able to propose novel forms of democratic participation and new ideas about what it would mean to be a unified state that appreciates political responsibility, a respect for difference and a broader perspective of the population. Moreover, this book suggests that this redefinition of Indian politics is more widespread than generally understood and considers how strategies used by both organizations featured have continued to be part of the national story about democracy and dissent in India. Through an examination of public discourse, caste politics, women's rights advocacy and popular literature, this book excavates the traces of fundamental uncertainty regarding definitions and expectations of democracy and unity in India. It will be of interest to academics in the fields of modern South Asian history, democracy and nationalism, postcolonialism, gender studies, political organisation and global history"-- Provided by publisher Notes Description based on print version record Subject All India Scheduled Castes Federation -- History All India Women's Conference -- History SUBJECT All India Scheduled Castes Federation fast All India Women's Conference fast Subject Dalits -- Political activity -- India -- History -- 20th century Women -- Political activity -- India -- History -- 20th century Political participation -- India -- History -- 20th century Democracy -- India -- History -- 20th century Dalits -- Political activity Democracy Political participation Politics and government Women -- Political activity SUBJECT India -- Politics and government -- 1947- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064944 India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064943 Subject India Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019726618 ISBN 9780429670503 0429670508 9780429020322 0429020325 9780429671999 0429671997 9780429669019 0429669011

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