Founding Mothers Of The Indian Republic

Author : Achyut Chetan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781108832564
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Mothers of the Indian Republic written by Achyut Chetan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with the momentous task of demolishing the prejudices attached with the phrase 'founding fathers' that has held an immense sway over constitutional interpretation. It shows that women members of the Indian Constituent Assembly had painstakingly co-authored a Constitution that embodied a moral imagination developed by years of feminist politics. It traces the genealogies of several constitutional provisions to argue that, without the interventions of these women framers, the Constitution would hardly have a much poorer document of rights and statecraft that it is. Situating these interventions in the larger trajectory of Indian feminism in which they are rooted, in the nationalist discourse with which they perpetually negotiated, and in the larger human rights discourse of the 1940s, the book shows that the women members of the Indian Constituent Assembly were much more than the 'founding mothers' of a republic.

Author : Achyut Chetan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009032356
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Mothers of the Indian Republic written by Achyut Chetan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with the momentous task of demolishing the prejudices attached with the phrase 'founding fathers' that has held an immense sway over constitutional interpretation. It shows that women members of the Indian Constituent Assembly had painstakingly co-authored a Constitution that embodied a moral imagination developed by years of feminist politics. It traces the genealogies of several constitutional provisions to argue that, without the interventions of these women framers, the Constitution would hardly have a much poorer document of rights and statecraft that it is. Situating these interventions in the larger trajectory of Indian feminism in which they are rooted, in the nationalist discourse with which they perpetually negotiated, and in the larger human rights discourse of the 1940s, the book shows that the women members of the Indian Constituent Assembly were much more than the 'founding mothers' of a republic.

Author : Linda Grant De Pauw
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395701096
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Mothers written by Linda Grant De Pauw and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1975 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the Revolutionary period.

Author : Cokie Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781438192635
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Mothers written by Cokie Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the histories of the American Revolution, much has been written about America's founding fathers, those brave men who signed the Declaration of Independence, battled the British, and framed the Constitution.

Author : Mary Beth Norton
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Mothers & Fathers written by Mary Beth Norton and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1996 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this pioneering study of the ways in which the first settlers defined the power, prerogatives, and responsibilities of the sexes, one of our most incisive historians opens a window onto the world of Colonial America. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary documents, Mary Beth Norton tells the story of the Pinion clan, whose two-generation record of theft, adultery, and infanticide may have made them our first dysfunctional family. She reopens the case of Mistress Ann Hibbens, whose church excommunicated her for arguing that God had told husbands to listen to their wives. And here is the enigma of Thomas, or Thomasine Hall, who lived comfortably as both a man and a woman in 17th century Virginia. Wonderfully erudite and vastly readable, Founding Mothers & Fathers reveals both the philosophical assumptions and intimate domestic arrangements of our colonial ancestors in all their rigor, strangeness, and unruly passion. "An important, imaginative book. Norton destroys our nostalgic image of a 'golden age' of family life and re-creates a more complex past whose assumptions and anxieties are still with us."--Raleigh News and Observer

Author : Fali S. Nariman
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 8195991734
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Must Know Your Constitution written by Fali S. Nariman and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 26 November 1949 marks the date when the longest constitution in the world was formally adopted to guide the largest democracy in the world. It effectively transformed the British Dominion of India into one nation—the independent Republic of India. The supreme law of the land set forth the workings of Indian democracy and polity, and its provisions aimed to secure justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity for the people of India. As drafted and as conceived, the constitution makes provision for a functioning democracy and not an electoral autocracy, and this is how it has to be worked. It is therefore imperative for all citizens to familiarise themselves with its provisions. In this definitive tome, the author (who commenced his legal practice in the year the constitution was enacted) presents his comments in a style that is comprehensive, lucid, and systematic. The book traces the history and the origins of India’s document of governance and explains its provisions. Some of the salient features of the book include: • An educative and informative exposition of the different parts of the Indian Constitution, including a bird’s-eye view of—and with comments on—all the three hundred and ninety-five articles of the constitution and additions made by constitutional amendments. • Provides references of critical cases and prominent constitutional developments up to 31 July 2023. • Insightfully describes the structure, powers, and directive principles of government institutions. • Contains updated judicial pronouncements and legislative and constitutional amendments. In essence, You Must Know Your Constitution is an immensely readable and insightful compendium, inter alia, for judiciary aspirants, academicians, legal and administrative authorities, policymakers, research scholars, and students as well as for general readers who are interested in exploring the manifold facets of India’s core document of governance.

Author : Radhika Gupta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009276786
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom in Captivity written by Radhika Gupta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do borderland dwellers living along militarised frontiers negotiate regimes of state security and their geopolitical location in everyday life? What might 'freedom' mean to those who do not resist captivity engendered by borders? Focusing on the predicaments of a double-minority, Freedom in Captivity examines the affective attachments, political imaginaries, and ethical claims-making among the Shia Muslims of Kargil. In contrast to calls for freedom in the Kashmir Valley, Shias on the frontiers of Kashmir have sought belonging to India. Yet they do not entirely succumb to its hegemonic ideological boundaries. Departing from the dominant focus on physical cross-border mobility, this book is an invitation to reimagine borderlands as cartographies of ideas, cutting across spatial scales. Based on original ethnographic research conducted between 2008 and 2021, this monograph offers a unique long durée insight into the lives of people residing at the intersections of the biggest states in Asia.

Author : Pranav Kohli
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009318683
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memories in the Service of the Hindu Nation written by Pranav Kohli and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnography connects the memories of the 1947 Partition to Hindu nationalism and the global swing to the right.

Author : Sandipto Dasgupta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009525247
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legalizing the Revolution written by Sandipto Dasgupta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theorizes the project of instituting a postcolonial order following decolonization, though an account of the Indian constitution.

Author : Bart Klem
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009442465
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performing Sovereign Aspirations written by Bart Klem and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges state-centric interpretations of insurgent politics by offering a performative perspective on Sri Lanka's Tamil nationalist movement.