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245		0	_aIndia's living constitution: ideas, practices, controversies/ _cedited by Zoya Hasan, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan
260			_aDelhi: _bPermanent Black, _c2002.
300			_axv, 446 p. ; _c24 cm.
505			_a1. Introduction: civilization, constitution, democracy / Satish Saberwal -- pt.I. Overview -- 2. (Im)possibility of constitutional justice: seismographic notes on Indian constitutionalism / Upendra Baxi -- 3. Indian constitution and democracy / Sunil Khilnani -- 4. Nation and the state in India: a difficult bond / Javeed Alam -- pt.II. Organising principles -- 5. India's secular constitution / Rajeev Bhargava -- 6. How has the proliferation of parties affected the Indian federation?: a comparative approach / Douglas V. Verney -- 7. 'Stateness' and democracy in India's constitution / R. Sudarshan -- 8. Inner conflict of constitutionalism: judicial review and the 'basic structure' / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- pt.III. Rights and justice -- 9. Individual and group rights: a view from India / Neera Chandhoke -- 10. Sex equality, liberty, and privacy: a comparative approach to the feminist critique / Martha C. Nussbaum Pt.IV. Equity -- 11. Pursuit of social justice / A. Vaidyanathan -- 12. Long half-life of reservations / Marc Galanter -- pt.V. India's polity -- 13. Expected and the unintended in working a democratic constitution / Granville Austin -- 14. Origins of the electoral system: rules, representation, and power-sharing in India's democracy / E. Sridharan -- 15. Decentralization and local government: the 'second wind' of democracy in India / Peter Ronald deSouza -- 16. 'Politics of presence' and legislative reservations for women / Zoya Hasan.
650			_aPolitics and government
650			_aConstitutional law
700			_aHasan, Zoya, ed.
700			_aSridharan, E., ed.
700			_aSudarshan, R., ed.
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