Pluralism and Democracy in India: Debating the Hindu Right

by Wendy Doniger

Book Overview

Wendy Doniger and Martha Nussbaum bring together leading scholars from a wide array of disciplines to address a crucial question: How does the world's most populous democracy survive repeated assaults on its pluralistic values? India's stunning linguistic, cultural, and religious diversity has been supported since Independence by a political structure that emphasizes equal rights for all, and protects liberties of religion and speech. But a decent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195395530
• ISBN13: 9780195395532
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"