{"product_id":"lineages-of-political-society-studies-in-postcolonial-democracy-9788178243177","title":"Lineages of Political Society: Studies in Postcolonial Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Partha Chatterjee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLineages of Political Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe eminent political theorist Partha Chatterjee reveals the emergence of a new theory of postcolonial democracy. As against earlier ideas about the nature of democracy—which grew predominantly out of notions and practices in the West—Chatterjee powerfully argues that the theory now in evidence is not merely a record of the imperfections and immaturity of democracy in the non-Western world. On the contrary, it has devised concepts and analytical tools 2to understand the formation of new democratic practices. In doing so, it has also shown up histories of modern political institutions which are not part of the genealogy of Western democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the course of making these arguments Chatterjee revisits several themes introduced in his acclaimed earlier work, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePolitics of the Governed\u003c\/em\u003e (2004). To those themes he now adds historical depth and contemporary empirical detail. And although most of the examples in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLineages of Political Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eare drawn from India, the arguments within it afford comparisons with countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChatterjee also here clarifies the location of his work in relation to liberal political theory, understandings of contemporary capitalism, and theories of nationalism and populism. In several chapters he joins the lively and ongoing debate over his concept of “political society”. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis work will seem indispensable to anyone wishing to understand the nature and history of democracy, its practices and functionings within the contemporary non-West, and the major expansion in political thought being brought about by one of the world’s most fertile political philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45616491626647,"sku":"9788178243177","price":501.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788178243177.webp?v=1769294937","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lineages-of-political-society-studies-in-postcolonial-democracy-9788178243177","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}