{"title":"Gautam Patel","description":"\u003cp\u003eGautam Patel offers incisive explorations into political and social thought, inviting readers to reconsider established narratives. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eUndermining the Idea of India\u003c\/em\u003e, challenge conventional perspectives with nuanced argumentation grounded in history and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders seeking thoughtful engagement with ideas about nationhood, identity, and education will find Patel's writing both provocative and enlightening. His contributions enrich the broader discourse within Education \u0026amp; Reference, encouraging critical reflection on contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"undermining-the-idea-of-india-by-gautam-patel-9781803090764","title":"Undermining the Idea of India","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA searing manifesto for troubled times in India.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“India is improbable. By any measure of logic or reason, it should not be. Not in this form. And yet it is.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith this provocation, Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court sketches the exoskeleton of this improbability—the “Constitutional” idea of India. Justice Patel argues that the devolution of power is necessary for the survival of any liberal democracy, maintaining the idea that “the right to choose one’s own government is the right to dissent.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDecrying the portrayal of politics as sport, Patel elucidates the strategies and tactics used by “nimble” governments to enforce a culture of “broad-spectrum illiberalism.” A champion of transparency in the judiciary, Patel argues that the Internet and the judiciary must serve as beacons in this age of precarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA timely text that comes at a juncture where liberal democracies across the world are facing existential threats, \u003ci\u003eUndermining the Idea of India\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing manifesto for our troubled times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471870902508,"sku":"9781803090764","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/218228112e483a43911e6abcf4b7bf05.jpg?v=1775693157"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gautam-patel.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}