TY - BOOK AU - Samaddar,Raṇabir TI - The politics of autonomy: Indian experiences U1 - 320.454 23 PY - 2005/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage Publications KW - Democracy KW - India KW - Federal government KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Postcolonialism KW - Diversité culturelle KW - Inde KW - Postcolonialisme KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Civics & Citizenship KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - 1947- KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-300) and index; Genealogy -- Practices of autonomy; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - This volume tells us that a critical inquiry into the idea of autonomy suggests that the politics of the future will be the politics of autonomies: an engagement that combines notions like self-government, womens̀ autonomy, devolution of power, the rights of minorities, greater popular access to resources, and legal pluralism, and where different autonomies must learn to negotiate and co-exist. Viewing democratic theory through the lens of autonomy, the contributors:. - argue that autonomy has to be an essential ingredient in the building of post-colonial democracies, not merely a residual mea ER -