Democracy in India: (Record no. 39720)
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| fixed length control field | 01813nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 81-7541-249-6 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 321.80954 |
| Item number | ROY-D |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Roy, Ramashray |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Democracy in India: |
| Sub Title | Form and Substance / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Ramashray Roy |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Delhi: |
| Name of publisher | Shipra Publications, |
| Year of publication | ©2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii, 278p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | includes bibliography and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The book exposes the organic defects of formal democracy and demonstrates its weakness in satisfying the aspirations of the demos for participation and equality. Effort is made to take the discussion of democratic theory to a higher level where theory and history mingle to provide a better vantage point from which to view the phenomenon of democracy. Also, the theoretical perspective projected in Democracy in India: Form and Substance presents a critical account of the functioning of democratic institutions in India and shows its vulnerable aspects. The approach adopted in Democracy in India: Form and Substance differs sharply from other studies. Most of these treat formal, representative democracy as the last chapter in the evolution of the democratic idea since its appearance in Greece. It is considered, without questioning, as a universally valid model of democracy. Also, it is supposed to solve, finally and satisfactorily, the paradox of freedom versus liberty. But formal democracy is the symbol of the defeat of democracy by democratic ideology. This ideology celebrates only the external form of democracy drowning its substance in the din of vacuous academic discussion by pundits and soothsayers of democracy praising to the skies the characteristics and the merit of formal democracy. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Democracy—India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Politics and government |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Political participation |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 2025-05-21 | 54765 | 2025-05-21 | Books |