Book contents
- Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought
- Ideas in Context
- Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Popular Sovereignty and the End of Empire
- 2 “The Genius of the People”
- 3 “A Vast Subterranean Democracy”
- 4 “A Living Union”
- 5 Representation, Popular Sovereignty, and the Indian Founding
- 6 “Towards Total Revolution”
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - “The Genius of the People”
The 1923 Constitution of Mysore
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2023
- Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought
- Ideas in Context
- Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Popular Sovereignty and the End of Empire
- 2 “The Genius of the People”
- 3 “A Vast Subterranean Democracy”
- 4 “A Living Union”
- 5 Representation, Popular Sovereignty, and the Indian Founding
- 6 “Towards Total Revolution”
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 2 examines a constitution written for the princely state of Mysore in 1923. It interprets the constitution as an early expression of anti-parliamentary model of popular government.
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- Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought , pp. 31 - 59Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023