{"product_id":"9780231224277","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW For a Just Republic : The People of India and the State by Partha Chatterjee","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 05\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the forging of a constitution for the postindependence republic to the reign of Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party today, the idea of India as a nation-state has predominated. Yet the country encompasses a vast diversity of communities, regions, languages, and cultures, calling into question any unitary identity.   In this magisterial account of Indian politics over the past seventy-five years, the renowned scholar Partha Chatterjee challenges common notions of \"state\" and \"nation,\" arguing for a more capacious understanding of \"the people.\" He examines the varying trajectories of the Indian nation-state, as opposed to what he calls the \"people-nation,\" analyzing the complex connections between the two. Chatterjee offers a persuasive political-economic analysis of the transition from the time of developmental planning to the present era of capitalist dominance. He combines keen analysis of changing caste-class-gender formations in the country's diverse regions with a close examination of the uneven spread of India's capitalist economy.   By looking beyond the nation-state, this book unveils many hidden aspects of Indian politics today-and makes a powerful case for a future in which the federal system respects the equal worth of each part of the country. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57086708580725,"sku":"9780231224277","price":117.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780231224277","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}