Wages of freedom : fifty years of the Indian nation-state

This collection of essays by some of the leading social scientists and political analysts of India - of both older and younger generations - critically views the development of the Indian nation-state since independence. This volume represents a rich, provocative and compelling set of critical perspectives that analyzes the central structures, foreign policy, and the nation as viewed from the margins. Contributed Articles. Introduction: The Wages Of Freedom : Fifty Years Of The Indian Nation-state / Partha Chatterjee -- Democratic Experiment / Rajni Kothari -- Political Strategies Of Economic Development / Prabhat Patnaik -- India's Place In The World / Achin Vanaik -- Instituting The Nation In Art / Tapati Guha-thakurta -- State In-of Cinema / M. Madhava Prasad -- Culture Of Representative Democracy / Sudipta Kaviraj -- Communist Politics In Search Of Hegemony / Javeed Alam -- Communist Politics Hegemonized / Aditya Nigam -- Women And Citizenship / Nivedita Menon -- Towards The Dalitization Of The Nation / Kancha Ilaiah -- Stepping Outside History? New Dalit Writings From Tamil Nadu / M.s.s. Pandian -- North-east India : The Evolution Of A Post-colonial Region / Subir Bhaumik. Edited By Partha Chatterjee. Includes Bibliographical References. This collection of 13 essays critically views the development of the Indian nation-state since independence. Together, they represent a set of critical perspectives that analyzes the central structures, foreign policy, and the nation as viewed from the margins.