In the hall of mirrors : (Record no. 53761)
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| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| fixed length control field | 191018b2018 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789352871957 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 320.454 DES-P |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | DeSouza, Peter Ronald |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | In the hall of mirrors : |
| Remainder of title | reflections on Indian democracy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Peter Ronald DeSouza |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | India |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Orient BlackSwain |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 395 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | A single mirror reflects the truth as it is but only from one perspective. A ˜hall of mirrors, on the other hand, exposes the truth through overlapping reflections, with varying depths and from a wide range of perspectives. In this book, political scientist Peter Ronald deSouza places India at the centre of such a hall of mirrors. He reveals for the reader the layered nature of Indian democracy, one particular depth, one particular perspective at a time.<br/><br/>In the hall of mirrors discusses the dynamics of democracy and the nature of the human condition in India through a range of multidisciplinary, analytical and methodological tools. It documents our achievements and failures, follies and humanity, through the fall and rise of competing ideologies. The essays here, written over the course of the past two decades, document the aspirations and anxieties of the Indian people, the accommodations that our plural society has made, and the uncertainties and ambivalences that remain as a result of this grand experiment of and in democracy.<br/>With this eclectic collection of his writings in journals and popular dailies, the author takes us through an array of issues facing us. At every turn and in every corner, he reflects on the resilience of India's democracy, the worlds largest and most challenging. Students, scholars and the general reader interested in democracy, political Science and contemporary India will find this book invaluable. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Politics and government |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social conditions |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Democracy |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 320 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 18/10/2019 | 850.00 | 1 | 320.454 DES-P | 39473 | 26/07/2023 | 31/08/2020 | 18/10/2019 | Books |
