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Non-discrimination and equality in India : contesting boundaries of social justice / Vidhu Verma.
LIBRA HN683.5 .V46 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Verma, Vidhu, 1961-
- Series:
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 52.
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 52
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social justice--India.
- Social justice.
- Social groups.
- India.
- Social groups--India.
- Discrimination--India.
- Discrimination.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Summary:
- Verma (political studies, Jawaharlal Nehru U., India) has worked on this study for about a decade and has presented portions at forums such as the International Conference on Women and Politics in Asia, the International Convention of Asia Scholars, and the Conference on Anti-discrimination and Affirmative Action (all took place in 2005). She discusses the context of social justice in modern India, limits of liberal constitutionalism, higher education, the private sector, gender justice and quotas, and religious minorities, among other topics. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The context of social justice in modern India
- The limits of liberal constitutionalism
- Equality and non-discrimination
- Expanding domains: democracy and social justice
- Higher education at crossroads
- Reservations in private sector
- Gender justice and quotas
- De-clustering disadvantage: the case of religious minorities
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415677752
- 0415677750
- 9780203149669
- 0203149661
- OCLC:
- 701015657
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