Bungacast /528/ The Heroic Bourgeoisie in the Democratic Post-Colony ft. Sandipto Dasgupta
On the making of independent India – and its lessons.
Assistant professor of politics at The New School, Sandipto Dasgupta, talks to contributing editor Alex Gourevitch about this new book, Legalizing the Revolution: India and the Constitution of the Postcolony.
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Why was the postcolonial movement insufficiently anti-colonial?
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What is the difference between the legal and political meaning of popular sovereignty – and why does it matter?
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What was the hidden, repressive element to the Indian Constitution?
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Did post-colonial leaders create something novel, even heroic? Or did they fail even on their own terms?
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Where do the democratic and counter-revolutionary aspects of the Indian revolution express themselves?
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How do symbolic substitutes for genuine popular participation play themselves out in Modi's India?
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Legalizing the Revolution: India and the Constitution of the Postcolony, Sandipto Dasgupta, Cambridge UP