Constitution making in Asia : decolonisation and state-building in the aftermath of the British Empire / edited by H. Kumarasingham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kumarasingham, Harshan, 1979- editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 30.

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jennings, Ivor, Sir, 1903-1965--Influence.

Jennings, Ivor.

Jennings, Ivor, Sir, 1903-1965.

Constitutional history--South Asia.

Constitutional history.

Constitutional law--South Asia--English influences.

Constitutional law.

South Asia.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Eastminster

decolonisation and state-building in British Asia; 2 British constitutional thought and the emergence of bills of rights in Britain's overseas territories in Asia at decolonisation; 3 Discretionary reserve powers of heads of state; 4 A British misreading: Sir Ivor Jennings' early assessment of the Indian constitution; 5 Pakistan's first decade: Democracy and constitution

a historical appraisal of centralisation;

6 'Specialist in omniscience'? Nationalism, constitutionalism, and Sir Ivor Jennings' engagement with Ceylon7 Constitutionalism and the politics of constitution-making in Malaya, 1956-1957; 8 Constitution drafting as Cold War realpolitik: Sir Ivor Jennings and Nepal's 1959 constitution; 9 Sir William Ivor Jennings: a centennial paper; Select bibliography; Index

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Constitution making in Asia.

ISBN:

9781317245100

1317245105

OCLC:

945771781

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