Democracy and diversity (Record no. 77960)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780195683684
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 327.11 DEM
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Personal name Bajpai, K. Shankar (ed.)
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Title Democracy and diversity
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 312p.
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Price amount 595.00
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Summary, etc. Among the world's eleven longstanding democracies, India and America are by far the largest. But there is very little material on how the successes and problems of one might be relevant to the other, or to other states. India has managed its diversities impressively, and yet not been part of the study of comparative democratic theory or practice. This volume brings together four leading international scholars in the field, with four Indian counterparts, to stimulate fresh thinking on the issue. Conscious of the differences between India and the US, and the difficulties of attempting comparisons, they approach democratic practices in one country keeping in mind similarities and contrasts in the other. Examining democratic institutions in India and the US, the contributors study the points of divergence-and possible convergence-with other democracies. They contest the idea that social homogeneity is essential to democracy. The politics of language in both countries has shown how differences, as opposed to homogeneity, can actually promote democracy. The volume inquires into the absence, in Indian political parties, of the internal democracy that is intrinsic to the functioning of their US counterparts. It explores links between democracy in parties and their capacity to accommodate religious, racial, ethnic, caste, linguistic, and regional diversities. It also provides insights into the factors that control the strength of democracy and social harmony in societies with a multi-national dimension to their polities.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Democracy-India-America
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