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The Politics of the Governed : Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World (Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures)
The Politics of the Governed Reflections on Popular Politics in Most of the World - Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures Author:Partha Chatterjee This book argues that the rise of ethnic or identity politics -- particularly in the postcolonial world -- is a consequence of new techniques of governmental administration. Using contemporary examples from India, the book examines the different forms taken by the politics of the governed. It considers the global conditions within which such loc... more »al forms of popular politics have appeared and shows us how both community and global society have been transformed.« less