Oral Democracy: Deliberation in Indian Village Assemblies (South Asia Edition)

Cover 1 Half-title page 3 Series page 4 Title page 7 Copyright page 8 Contents 11 Acknowledgments 12 1 Introduction 15 2 Discursive Political Culture 42 3 Political Construction, State Enactments, and Citizen Performances 78 4 The Role of Literacy in Deliberative Democracy 133 5 Conclusion: Oral Democracy 189 Bibliography 207 Author Index 217 Subject Index 219