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999			_c9310 _d9310
020			_a9781138281400
082			_a327.54 _bCHA-I
100			_aChaube, Shibani Kinkar
245			_aIdea of nation and its future in India
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2017
300			_axii, 377p
504			_aincludes bibliograpy and index
520			_aThis volume is a theoretical-empirical study of nations and nationalism on a global scale. It enquires if the idea of the nation, by its own logic, is feasible and whether India fulfils the requirement of nationhood with a reasonable prospect of survival. The monograph engages with the theories of nation and nationalism and examines if they are relevant and tenable in contemporary times. It looks at the way these ideas have acted out in the Indian nation while attempting to map their future trajectory. It also asks: how do the two fundamental challenges to the idea of nation — ethnicity and class — fare in the era of globalization; and further, how does India, a new state in an ancient society, reconceptualise the paradigm of this debate? The book will be of great interest to scholars and students of political science, political theory, history, political philosophy, South Asian studies as well as informed general readers.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aNation building _zIndia
650			_aSociology _zIndia
650			_aNationalism _zIndia
942			_cBK _2ddc