{"product_id":"for-a-just-republic-partha-chatterjee-9780231224277","title":"For a Just Republic: The People of India and the State","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the forging of a constitution for the postindependence republic to the reign of Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party today, the idea of India as a nation-state has predominated. Yet the country encompasses a vast diversity of communities, regions, languages, and cultures, calling into question any unitary identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this magisterial account of Indian politics over the past seventy-five years, the renowned scholar Partha Chatterjee challenges common notions of \"state\" and \"nation,\" arguing for a more capacious understanding of \"the people.\" He examines the varying trajectories of the Indian nation-state, as opposed to what he calls the \"people-nation,\" analyzing the complex connections between the two. Chatterjee offers a persuasive political-economic analysis of the transition from the time of developmental planning to the present era of capitalist dominance. He combines keen analysis of changing caste-class-gender formations in the country's diverse regions with a close examination of the uneven spread of India's capitalist economy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy looking beyond the nation-state, this book unveils many hidden aspects of Indian politics today--and makes a powerful case for a future in which the federal system respects the equal worth of each part of the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Partha Chatterjee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231224273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231224277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.25d","brand":"Partha Chatterjee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517108400383,"sku":"9780231224277","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8f1190f-259a-466f-84ed-5c3d81a4e86b.jpg?v=1778729958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/for-a-just-republic-partha-chatterjee-9780231224277","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}