TY - GEN T1 - The politics of autonomy : Indian experiences A2 - Samāddāra, Raṇabīra LA - English PP - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications YR - 2005 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn551218664 AB - This volume tells us that a critical inquiry into the idea of autonomy suggests that the politics of the future will be the politics of autonomies: an engagement that combines notions like self-government, womens̀ autonomy, devolution of power, the rights of minorities, greater popular access to resources, and legal pluralism, and where different autonomies must learn to negotiate and co-exist. Viewing democratic theory through the lens of autonomy, the contributors:. - argue that autonomy has to be an essential ingredient in the building of post-colonial democracies, not merely a residual mea. OP - 312 CN - JQ231 .P65 2005eb SN - 9788132103646 SN - 8132103645 SN - 0761934529 SN - 9780761934523 SN - 0761934537 SN - 9780761934530 KW - Democracy : India. KW - Federal government : India. KW - Cultural pluralism : India. KW - Postcolonialism : India. KW - India : Politics and government : 1947- KW - Diversité culturelle : Inde. KW - Postcolonialisme : Inde. KW - Inde : Politique et gouvernement : 1947- KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Civics & Citizenship. KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Democracy KW - Federal government KW - Politics and government KW - Postcolonialism KW - India KW - Since 1947 ER -