Legalizing the Revolution
Book • 2014
Sandipto Dasgupta's "Legalizing the Revolution" offers a unique perspective on India's constitution-making process.
It connects the constitution to the preceding anti-colonial movement, exploring the translation of audacious ideas of freedom into institutional forms.
The book analyzes the promises, challenges, and contradictions of this task, examining major institutions like parliament and the judiciary.
Dasgupta's work challenges conventional understandings of constitutionalism, highlighting the distinctively post-colonial aspects of India's constitution.
It provides valuable insights into the ongoing crisis of post-colonial constitutional orders.
It connects the constitution to the preceding anti-colonial movement, exploring the translation of audacious ideas of freedom into institutional forms.
The book analyzes the promises, challenges, and contradictions of this task, examining major institutions like parliament and the judiciary.
Dasgupta's work challenges conventional understandings of constitutionalism, highlighting the distinctively post-colonial aspects of India's constitution.
It provides valuable insights into the ongoing crisis of post-colonial constitutional orders.
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