{"product_id":"for-a-just-republic-by-partha-chatterjee-9780231224284","title":"For a Just Republic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the forging of a constitution for the postindependence republic to the reign of Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party today, the idea of India as a nation-state has predominated. Yet the country encompasses a vast diversity of communities, regions, languages, and cultures, calling into question any unitary identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this magisterial account of Indian politics over the past seventy-five years, the renowned scholar Partha Chatterjee challenges common notions of \"state\" and \"nation,\" arguing for a more capacious understanding of \u003cem\u003ethe people\u003c\/em\u003e. He examines the varying trajectories of the Indian nation-state, as opposed to what he calls the \u003cem\u003epeople-nation\u003c\/em\u003e, analysing the complex connections between the two. Chatterjee offers a persuasive political-economic analysis of the transition from the time of developmental planning to the present era of capitalist dominance. He combines keen analysis of changing caste-class-gender formations in the country's diverse regions with a close examination of the uneven spread of India's capitalist economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy looking beyond the nation-state, this book unveils many hidden aspects of Indian politics today—and makes a powerful case for a future in which the federal system respects the equal worth of each part of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038278201580,"sku":"9780231224284","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231224284-for-a-just-republic.jpg?v=1785391664","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/for-a-just-republic-by-partha-chatterjee-9780231224284","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}