Falling Over Backwards: An Essay Against Reservations And Against Judicial Populism

by Arun Shourie

Book Overview

'Methodical research rarely lends itself to passionate writing. But in Falling Over Backwards, Arun Shourie seeks to combine facts, figures, statements and judgements with the argumentative rhetoric of a propagandist. The result is an eminently readable book'- The Hindu Reservations in jobs and education have always been a contentious issue. Ever since Prime Minister V.P. Singh unleashed the Mandal Commission report in 1989, the issue of reservations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9350293552
• ISBN13: 9789350293553
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"