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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Decolonizing Democracy
1 Fraternalist and Paternalist Approaches to Colonial Rule
2 Resistant Convergences: Anticolonial Feminist Nationalism
3 Framing the Postcolonial Social Contract
4 Challenging Political Marginalization: The Women’s Reservation Bill
5 Legal Pluralism and Gender Justice
Conclusion: Building a Nondomination Contract
Notes
Bibliography
Index
“This book is a clearly written, thought-provoking inquiry into India’s democracy. . . . Decolonizing Democracy makes one think. It offers a refreshing framework for understanding power, and it raises many questions. For anyone interested in the complex nature of India’s contemporary democracy and its swelling resistance movements, this is an important and fascinating book.”
—Rina Agarwala, Comparative Politics
