Pluralism and equality : values in Indian society and politics

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Pluralism and equality : values in Indian society and politics

edited by Imtiaz Ahmad, Partha S. Ghosh, Helmut Reifeld

Sage Publications, 2000

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This book contains the contributions presented at workshop on "Interface of values in Indian Society and Politics" held at the Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthank, 5-8 March 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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With the end of the Cold War, interest in the core-values of state, pluralism, secularism and equality have intensified. This important volume examines these principal values in the differing historical and socio-cultural contexts of Europe and India, emphasising their fundamental role in democratic governance, and highlighting the wide variations in both their meaning and content in different cultures. Comprising contributions from distinguished scholars, this volume constitutes a lucid and cogent analysis of recent shifts in public policies and political polemics on the meaning and content of various core-values.

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Preface Introduction - Helmut Reifeld PART ONE: CIVIL SPACE AND VALUE PREMISES The Place of 'Individual' in Indian Thought and Polity - Chaturvedi Badrinath The Cultural Capital of Europe - Andre Habisch Values, Norms and Institutions as Devices for European Developmental Success The State as Value - Satish Saberwal India, Europe, China More Equal but Still not Equal? - Zoya Hasan State and Inter-group Equality in Contemporary India Is Secularism a Value in Itself? - Rajeev Bhargava PART TWO: CONCEPTS OF THE 'OTHER' IN INDIA Unity and Diversity in India - Ajay Mehra Two Ends of a Continuum or a Converging Horizon 'Majorities' and 'Minorities' in Modern South Asian Islam - Mushirul Hasan A Historian's Perspective Basic Conflicts of 'We' and 'They' between Religious Traditions, between Hindus, Muslims and Christians in India - Imtiaz Ahmad Basic Conflicts of 'We' and 'They' between Social and Ethnic Groups - Ambrose Pinto 'We' and 'They' Syndrome: The South Asian Experience - Partha S Ghosh PART THREE: FACING UNIVERSALISM Reforms, Democracy and Justice - Ranabir Samaddar Some Issues of State and the Market in South Asia Is Globalistion a Threat to Regional and Local Identities? - Yogendra Singh Gender Lines - Kumkum Sangari Personal Laws, Uniform Laws, Conversion Individual and Group Rights in Western Europe and India - Dietmar Rothermund Summary of Discussions - Dietmar Rothermund Index

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