Politics and Current Affairs

This book provides a comprehensive account of the Leftist movements in India during the most decisive phase of its struggle for freedom. It also describes how the Leftist movements interacted with the mainstream Indian freedom movement led by the ...

प्रस्तुत पुस्तक में ब्रिटिश कालीन भारत में किए गये संवैधानिक विकास अर्थात रेग्यूलेटिंग ऐक्ट से लेकर भारतीय गणतंत्र के संविधान तक के क्रमिक इतिहास (1773 ई. से 1950 ई.) की समीक्षा करते हुए, विवेच्य सामग्री को तथ्यपूरक ढंग से प्रस्तुत करने का प्रयास ...

यह पुस्तक भारतीय संविधन के निर्माण की उस पृष्ठभूमि में लिखी गई है, जब भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम का पावन यज्ञ समाप्त ही हुआ था तथा नव स्वतंत्रा भारत अपने पैरों पर खड़े होने की कोशिश कर रहा था। ऐसे समय में संविधन तैयार करते हुए हमारे नियंताओं को किस प...

Politics, Ideology and Nationalism: Jinnah, Savarkar and Ambedkar versus Gandhi is a new argument based on familiar historical evidences. It discusses three leaders—Savarkar, Ambedkar and Jinnah—in their opposition to Gandhiboth in terms of ideolo...

This book offers a comprehensive commentary on the many facets of environmental politics of the present times. Looking towards the future, it questions whether environmental politics will be comfortably accommodated by mainstream politics, or whet...

The book exhaustively deals with the general belief that RSS and BJP—are against Muslims and Christians; want to set up Hindu Rashtra; propagate Hindutva; want to change the Constitution; are not in favour of tri-colour National Flag; are responsi...

The relationship between M.K. Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar has been analyzed by most commentators and critics based on the political thought and ways of working of these two great men of India and how they dealt with the issues that arose in their tim...

Dr. Ambedkar played a seminal role in the framing of the Indian Constitution, and is therefore called the architect of the Indian Constitution. The text prepared by Ambedkar provided for a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens, inc...

That a diverse country like India has succeeded for over half a century as a thriving democracy raises many questions about the relationship between cultural diversity and social and economic inequality; the robustness of some institutions and the...

What is fascism? Is it revolutionary? Or is it reactionary? Can it be both? Fascism is notoriously hard to define. How do we make sense of an ideology that appeals to streetfighters and intellectuals alike? That is overtly macho in style, yet attr...

In 1993, Derrida opened a conference organized around the question 'Whither Marxism?’, and it is his plenary address that forms the basis of this book. Hotly debated then, a changing world and world politic have scarcely dented its relevance today.

प्रस्तुत पुस्तक डॉ. लोहिया के संपूर्ण राजनीतिक व्यक्तित्व का दर्पण है। वे आधुनिक भारतीय राजनीतिक विचारकों में अपना स्वतंत्र विचार रखते हैं जो मौलिकता से ओत-प्रोत है और राजनीतिक विज्ञान के विद्वानों को उन पर गहन चिंतन करने के लिए बाध्य करता है। सम्...

The book presents an extensive treatment of the nature, scope and significance of public policies, their implementation and policy analysis. This refreshing new textbook covers the basic and introductory aspects of public policy along with the ne...

Following the publication of the seminal Fear of Freedom, Erich Fromm applied his unique vision to a critique of contemporary capitalism in The Sane Society. Where the former dealt with man's historic inability to come to terms with his sense of i...

The book attempts to present the plight of Indian Muslims after Partition and is based on the findings of Sachar Committee Report and perceptions of Muslim community. The Report convincingly proves that all is not well with the Muslims in India. M...

The book covers the period of Rao’s premiership which is marked by the great Indian leap forward. It does not attempt to trace the life history of the great man but intends to illustrate the magnificence with which Rao managed a majority vote in t...

The book (in two volumes) studies the Western or European political thought and its development from its beginning in the speculations of the early Greeks. The study has been confined to leading western thinkers and the contribution of each of the...

Gramsci?s theory of common sense is a metanarrative that can be used to explain both religion and political formations. This book examines Gramsci?s perspective and how his theories translate into South Asian society. It explores Gramsci?s histori...

राष्ट्र-राज्य के काल में नागरिकता से जुड़े आयामों पर एक ठोस समझ की ज़रूरत हर नागरिक के लिए आवश्यक है। ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड इंडिया की ये नवीन प्रस्तुति इस विषय पर हिन्दी भाषा में एक अदद पुस्तक की कमी को दूर करती है। लेख़क माधव ख़ोसला की विवेचनात्मक दृष्टि ने संवि...

THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION (OIP): Cornerstone of A Nation (Classic Reissue)

This multi-authored textbook helps to critically understand the major concepts, theories and issues of international politics in a constantly changing environment. Designed as a core textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book...

यूनानी राजनीति विज्ञान की जननी है। सुकरात, प्लेटो और अरस्तू--एक गुरु-शिष्य परम्परा की कड़ी है। यूनानी राजनीतिक विचारक उसी कड़ी पर प्रकाश डालने का एक छोटा-सा प्रयास है। सुकरात--यूनान के ज्ञान क्षितिज पर सदा उदित भास्कर है। वह अपने समय का सबसे बड़ा न्य...

यूनानी राजनीति विज्ञान की जननी है। सुकरात, प्लेटो और अरस्तू--एक गुरु-शिष्य परम्परा की कड़ी है। यूनानी राजनीतिक विचारक उसी कड़ी पर प्रकाश डालने का एक छोटा-सा प्रयास है। सुकरात--यूनान के ज्ञान क्षितिज पर सदा उदित भास्कर है। वह अपने समय का सबसे बड़ा न्य...

प्रस्तुत पुस्तक, कश्मीरः कश्मीर समस्या, प्रारंभ से लेकर मिलेनियम की दहलीज तक के क्रमिक इतिहास का उद्घाटन करती है_ इस कृति में विषय सामग्री को स्तरीय ढंग से विवेचित करने का प्रयास किया गया है। कश्मीर समस्या से संबंधित नवीनतम् अनुसंधानों और नूतन विच...

About the Book Sartre met Albert Camus in Occupied France in 1943—an odd pair: onefrom the upper reaches of French society; the other, a pied-noir borninto poverty in Algeria. The love of ‘freedom’ brought them togetherquickly as closest of ...

About the Book A giant of 20th century history, Mao Zedong played many roles: peasant revolutionary, patriotic leader against the Japanese occupation, Marxist theoretician, modernizer, and visionary despot. This Very Short Introduction chronicles ...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Anchored in the principles of free-market economics, neoliberalism emerged in the 1990s as the world's most dominant economic paradigm. It has been associated with various political leaders fr...

यह पुस्तक 1947 से 2010 तक भारत की विदेश नीति के उद्भव का एक व्यापक विवरण प्रस्तुत करता है। मुख्यत:, यह पुस्तक भारत के पड़ोसी राज्यों तथा वैश्विक व्यवस्था के अन्य प्रमुख राज्यों के साथ भारत के संबंध के रूप में व्यवस्थित है। इस पुस्तक के सभी अध्याय ...

A political scientist, historian, cultural analyst, social anthropologist, and philosopher, Partha Chatterjee has consistently provided academia with novel conceptual tools for analysing the present. This collection brings together scholars from a...

Civil Society has emerged as one of the most celebrated concept of the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries. It offers practices that are the means and certain normative ideals that are the ends to be achieved for the preservation of democracy...

Comparative Politics, which helps in the study of ever increasing political problems in a scientific and systematic way, has wit­nessed not only development on a scale nev­er reached so far but has become more and more popular in these days. Moreo...

We live in an age when most Muslims take pride in singing Saare Jahan Se Achcha, penned by Muhammad Iqbal. Many though have forgotten that the same poet-philosopher called Ram as Imam-e-Hind. The Hindutva forces, meanwhile, have forgotten the unif...

About the Book The European Union (EU) stands out as a fascinatingly unique political organization. On the one hand, it has shown the potential for developing deep and wide-ranging cooperation between member states, going far beyond that found any...

आशुतोषवार्ष्णेयकीयहक़िताबभारतीयलोकतंत्रकोसमझनेऔरसमझानेकीकोशिशहै. तथ्योंऔरसबूतोंकेजरिएभारतकेलोकतांत्रिकहोनेकीउसप्रक्रियाकोदेखनाहैजो 1947 केबादशुरूहुईथी. भारतकेउन्मादीहोतेजानेऔरलोकतांत्रिकहोतेजानेकेअंतर्विरोधोंकाविश्लेषणहै. गैर-सवर्णजातियोंकेराजनैतिक...

Concepts have a particular importance for students of politics and international relations. Political argument often boils down to a struggle over the legitimate meaning of terms and enemies may argue, fight and even go to war, each claiming to be...

Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change and terrorism. It is thought to be one of the principal causes of poverty around the globe. Its significance...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' This slogan, attributed to Voltaire, is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find anyone prepared to defend all expression in every circ...

Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking...

In this book John Dunn shows how Locke arrived at his theory of knowledge, and how the liberal values of toleration and responsible government formed the backbone of enlightened European thought of the eighteenth century. Focusing on the shape of ...

This bestselling dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics and international relations. Written by a leading team of political scientists, it embraces the multi-disciplinary spectrum of political theory including political ...

भारतीय राजनैतिक चिन्तन पर यह पुस्तक समस्त भारतीय विश्वविद्यालयों में एम.ए. राजशास्त्र के हिन्दू राजनय, भारतीय राजनैतिक चिन्तन, आधुनिक भारतीय राजनैतिक चिन्तन आदि प्रश्नपत्रों के पाठ्यक्रम के अनुसार लिखी गई है। प्राचीन, आधुनिक एवं समकालीन तीन खण्ड़ो...

Earlier considered as politically inexperienced, Sonia Gandhi is undoubtedly one of the strongest icons of Indian politics today. She is inspiration for crores of people for her dynamic leadership by virtue of which she could give an astounding de...

The biggest story of Bengal in post-Independence India is the overthrow of the 34-year-long Marxist regime in May 2011. The collapse of Marxist rule marks the end of a dream about a corruption-free, egalitarian socio-economic-political system. Whe...

History of Political Thought covers detailed study of Socialism and Democratic Socialism with all its forms such as Fabian Socialism and Symbilcalism. Communism based on Marxist thinking has been re-interperted, moulded and amended by Lenin and St...

इस पुस्तक के अंतर्गत बेन्थम, हीगल, जे.एस. मिल, टी.एच. ग्रीन और कार्ल मार्क्स के विभिन्न सिद्धांतों पर प्रकाश डाला गया है। बेन्थम -एक व्यक्तिवादी, उपयोगितावादी तथा सुधारवादी विचारक था। अधिकतम व्यक्तियों का अधिकतम सुख-उसके सिद्धांतों का मूल मंत्र था...

Democracy has often been understood as the right of people and groups to mobilize outside the electoral arena, and to exercise pressure on both governments and parties through electoral choices. Calling India’s democracy a ‘work in progress’, this...

This book provides a fairly comprehensive account of the evolution of India's foreign policy from 1947 to the present day. It is organized primarily in the form of India's relations with its neighbours and with key states in the global order. All ...

A comprehensive analysis on the rise, assertion and dominance of the New Hindu Right forces in civil society From its forgettable electoral performance of 1984 to its historical victory in 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) story has been fo...

About the Book On Revolution includes a long essay in two parts in which Sartre dwellsupon the ‘myth’ of revolution and goes on to analyse revolutionary ideasin fascism and, especially, Marxism. In the second essay, he examinesthe figure of th...

About the Book This anthology brings together Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's works on the theme of Democracy. The editors of this volume have assembled Ambedkar's original writings including his memorandums, speeches, lectures, and talks from 1919-1956 to...

Disaster Relief and the RSS: Resurrecting 'Religion' Through Humanitarianism ;studies the political implications of the humanitarian work of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by examining the institution of seva (service) in disaster situations. T...

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's fir...

Is one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'War on Terror'? For many, the terrorist attacks of September 2001 changed the face of the world, pushing terrorism to the top of political agendas, and...

India has come a long way from being a nuclear pariah to a de facto member of the nuclear club. The transition in its nuclear identity has been accompanied by its transformation into a major economic power and underlines a pragmatic turn in its fo...