Democracy and revolutionary politics / / Neera Chandhoke.

"Democracy and political violence can hardly be considered conceptual siblings, at least at first sight. Democracy allows people to route their aspirations, demands, and expectations of the state through peaceful methods; violence works outside these prescribed and institutionalized channels in...

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Superior document:Theory for a global age
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Place / Publishing House:London : : Bloomsbury,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Theory for a global age.
Physical Description:1 online resource (166 pages) :; maps.
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Democracy and Revolutionary Violence
  • 2. What is it We Speak of When We Speak of Violence?
  • 3. The Biography of Revolutionary Violence in India
  • 4. Can Revolutionary Violence be Justified?
  • 5. Ambiguities of Violence
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.