Working a democratic constitution: the Indian experience

By:

Austin, Granville

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; OUP; 2000Description: 771 pISBN:

9780195648881

Subject(s):

Constitution-India-Democratic state

DDC classification:

342.023 AUS

Summary: This important book offers critical insights into four decades of the Indian Constitution. It charts the course of constitutional reform in India from the euphoric idealism of the post-independence period, through the crisis years of emergency, and up to Rajiv Gandhi's brief stay in power. The book analyzes the ways in which various legal and political vicissitudes of democracy have affected the making of the Indian Constitution.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	342.023 AUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		84071

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This important book offers critical insights into four decades of the Indian Constitution. It charts the course of constitutional reform in India from the euphoric idealism of the post-independence period, through the crisis years of emergency, and up to Rajiv Gandhi's brief stay in power. The book analyzes the ways in which various legal and political vicissitudes of democracy have affected the making of the Indian Constitution.

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