Political Theory: An IntroductionPearson Education India - 356 pages Political Theory: An Introduction is a pioneering political theory textbook that is a step towards making students do and evolve an Indian political theory, that is, theory born out of reflection on and engagement with Indian social and political practices. It innovatively embeds Indian cases and contexts in the theoretical discussions and involves students in applying theories to current issues. Without oversimplifying concepts, this textbook uses the conversational, context-specific style of a good teacher and recreates the flavour of the classroom inside its covers. Some of its special features are: An outline for each chapter highlighting its main elements, an introductory section discussing the concept, and rationale of chapter organization, cross-referencing of important terms, points for discussion and a detailed reading list. |
Contents
PART II CONCEPTS 3 Liberty | |
The Concept of Liberty in India | |
Points for Discussion 5 Justice | |
Rights | |
Democracy | |
Points for Discussion 8 Citizenship | |
The Conceptof Property inPolitical Theory | |
Points for Discussion 14 Gender | |
Introduction | |
Socialism | |
Theoretical Questions | |
Points for Discussion 18 Secularism | |
Normative Comparison | |
Indian Secularism | |
Points for Discussion 9 Power | |
Sovereignty | |
State | |
Civil Society | |
Conclusion | |
Freedom ofSpeech and the QuestionofCensorship | |
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