To kill a democracy: India's passage to despotism
(Book)
Combining poignant life stories with sharp scholarly insight, it rejects the belief that India was once a beacon of democracy but is now being ruined by the destructive forces of Modi-style populism. The book details the much deeper historical roots of the present-day assaults on civil liberties and democratic institutions. Democracy, the authors also argue, is much more than elections and the separation of powers. It is a whole way of life lived in dignity, and that is why they pay special attention to the decaying social foundations of Indian democracy. In compelling fashion, the book describes daily struggles for survival and explains how lived social injustices and unfreedoms rob Indian elections of their meaning, while at the same time feeding the decadence and iron-fisted rule of its governing institutions. Much more than a book about India, To Kill A Democracy argues that what is happening in the country is globally important, and not just because every third person living in a democracy is an Indian. It shows that when democracies rack and ruin their social foundations, they don't just kill off the spirit and substance of democracy. They lay the foundations for despotism. --Amazon.com
Notes
Roy Chowdhury, D., & Keane, J. (2021). To kill a democracy: India's passage to despotism. First edition. Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Roy Chowdhury, Debasish and John Keane. 2021. To Kill a Democracy: India's Passage to Despotism. Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Roy Chowdhury, Debasish and John Keane, To Kill a Democracy: India's Passage to Despotism. Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Roy Chowdhury, Debasish, and John Keane. To Kill a Democracy: India's Passage to Despotism. First edition. Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 2021.
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