Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context

This book offers a unique and creative approach to understanding Indian political thought by contextualizing it within the socio-economic and politico-cultural contexts of the nationalist struggle against colonialism. It uncovers the hitherto unexplored subaltern strands of political thinking in India and explores the influences of British constitutional devices on Indian society. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and faculty in political science, political sociology, political economy, and post-colonial contemporary Indian politics, as well as South Asian studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 388 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers a unique and innovative perspective on Indian political thought, presenting it in a refreshingly creative manner in multiple ways. Empirically, it stands out by providing a more analytically comprehensive contextual interpretation of the political ideas that emerged during India's nationalist struggle against colonialism. Insightfully, it endeavors to uncover the hitherto unexplored yet vital subaltern strands of political thinking in India, as manifested through the various significant socio-economic movements that operated alongside and sometimes as part of the mainstream nationalist movement. By situating the texts and themes of these thinkers within the socio-economic and politico-cultural contexts in which they were conceptualized and articulated, the book articulates the main currents of Indian political thought.

Furthermore, the book delves into analytically grasping the influences of the various British constitutional devices that emerged as the responses of the colonial government to redress the genuine socio-economic grievances of various sections of Indian society. It breaks new ground by not only articulating the main currents of Indian political thought in an analytically more sound approach of context-driven discussion but also by provoking new research in the field by charting a new course in understanding and articulating the political thought in India.

This volume is highly valuable for students, researchers, and faculty engaged in the fields of political science, political sociology, political economy, and post-colonial contemporary Indian politics, in particular. It will also be an invaluable and interesting reading for those with an interest in South Asian studies.

Weight: 900g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032509082