Lineages of Political Society

Studies in Postcolonial Democracy

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Asia, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Lineages of Political Society by Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Partha Chatterjee ISBN: 9780231527910
Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication: November 29, 2011
Imprint: Columbia University Press Language: English
Author: Partha Chatterjee
ISBN: 9780231527910
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication: November 29, 2011
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Language: English

Partha Chatterjee, a pioneering theorist known for his disciplinary range, builds on his theory of "political society" and reinforces its salience to contemporary political debate. Dexterously incorporating the concerns of South Asian studies, postcolonialism, the social sciences, and the humanities, Chatterjee broadly critiques the past three hundred years of western political theory to ask, Can democracy be brought into being, or even fought for, in the image of Western democracy as it exists today?

Using the example of postcolonial societies and their political evolution, particularly communities within India, Chatterjee undermines the certainty of liberal democratic theory in favor of a realist view of its achievements and limitations. Rather than push an alternative theory, Chatterjee works solely within the realm of critique, proving political difference is not always evidence of philosophical and cultural backwardness outside of the West. Resisting all prejudices and preformed judgments, he deploys his trademark, genre-bending, provocative analysis to upend the assumptions of postcolonial studies, comparative history, and the common claims of contemporary politics.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Partha Chatterjee, a pioneering theorist known for his disciplinary range, builds on his theory of "political society" and reinforces its salience to contemporary political debate. Dexterously incorporating the concerns of South Asian studies, postcolonialism, the social sciences, and the humanities, Chatterjee broadly critiques the past three hundred years of western political theory to ask, Can democracy be brought into being, or even fought for, in the image of Western democracy as it exists today?

Using the example of postcolonial societies and their political evolution, particularly communities within India, Chatterjee undermines the certainty of liberal democratic theory in favor of a realist view of its achievements and limitations. Rather than push an alternative theory, Chatterjee works solely within the realm of critique, proving political difference is not always evidence of philosophical and cultural backwardness outside of the West. Resisting all prejudices and preformed judgments, he deploys his trademark, genre-bending, provocative analysis to upend the assumptions of postcolonial studies, comparative history, and the common claims of contemporary politics.

More books from Columbia University Press

Cover of the book China's War on Smuggling by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Modernity and Culture by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Christ Without Adam by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book FDA in the Twenty-First Century by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Up from Invisibility by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Ground Zero, Nagasaki by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Local Actions by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Breaking with the Past by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan . . . and Beyond by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Quelling the Demons' Revolt by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Business, Not Politics by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Double Agents by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Landscape of the Mind by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction by Partha Chatterjee
Cover of the book Insurmountable Simplicities by Partha Chatterjee
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy