Reservations and the Return to Politics

The history of reservations in India shows it to have been an instrument of governance, a mechanism for social and political representation, rather than a way of achieving social justice. A return to the foundational moment of the modern Indian nation state to examine the conditions of possibility o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economic and political weekly 2007-12, Vol.42 (49), p.39-45
Hauptverfasser:	Tharu, Susie, Prasad, M. Madhava, Pappu, Rekha, Satyanarayana, K.
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Schlagworte:	Affirmative action Caste prejudice Communities Democracy Perspectives Political debate Political discourse Polities Social contract Social discrimination Treaty lands
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