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The Indian parliament : a democracy at work / B.L. Shankar, Valerian Rodrigues.

By: Shankar, B. L, 1952-.
Contributor(s): Rodrigues, Valerian.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: xv, 412 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780198067726 (hbk.); 0198067720 (hbk.).Subject(s): India. Parliament | Democracy -- India | India -- Politics and government -- 1947-DDC classification: 328.54 LOC classification: JQ254 | .S455 2011Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Introduction: India's parliamentary democracy and its critics -- Making of the Indian parliament -- Changing social composition of the Lok Sabha -- Changing conception of representation: issues, concerns and institutions -- Changing modes of discourses: shift from English to regional languages -- From national identity to plural identities -- Parliament-judiciary relationship -- The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha -- In-house reproduction of the Lok Sabha -- Conclusion: the parliament and democracy in India.
Item type Current location Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
[BK] [BK] Christ Junior College
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Reference 328.54 SHA (Browse shelf) Available 00015465

Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-397) and index.

Introduction: India's parliamentary democracy and its critics -- Making of the Indian parliament -- Changing social composition of the Lok Sabha -- Changing conception of representation: issues, concerns and institutions -- Changing modes of discourses: shift from English to regional languages -- From national identity to plural identities -- Parliament-judiciary relationship -- The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha -- In-house reproduction of the Lok Sabha -- Conclusion: the parliament and democracy in India.

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