The state, democracy and anti-terror laws in India /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Ujjwal Kumar Singh.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Thousand Oaks :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sage Publications,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (345 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-334) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Dilemmas of democracy or reasons of state : extraordinary laws in India -- "Cutting down trees" : procedural legality and the quest for legitimacy -- The unfolding of extraordinariness : POTA and the construction of suspect communities -- The unfolding of extraordinariness : national security syndrome and implications for centre-state relations in India -- POTA and beyond : the silent erosion.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This book examines the implications for Indian society and politics of laws that are made to tackle events and situations out of the ordinary. By reviewing public debates, comparing specific clauses of the laws and noting how they have been interpreted over time in judicial pronouncements, the author: shows how notions like nation, national identity and patriotism get entrenched in discourses on terrorism, conspiracy and national security; observes how extraordinary measures become 'normal' and acquire a place of permanence in the practices of the state; and concludes that extra-ordinary laws serve as instruments through which the hegemonic structures of the nation state are maintained.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
Text of Note
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.