The fates of political liberalism in the British post-colony : the politics of the legal complex /

What explains divergences in political liberalism among new nations that shared the same colonial heritage? This book assembles exciting original essays on former colonies of the British Empire in South Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia that gained independence after World War II. The interdisciplinar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Halliday, Terence C. (Terence Charles), Karpik, Lucien, Freeley, Malcolm M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Law > South Asia > Colonial influence.
Law > Africa, Southern > Colonial influence.
Lawyers > South Asia > Political activities.
Lawyers > Africa, Southern > Political activities.
Liberalism > South Asia.
Liberalism > Africa, Southern.
Postcolonialism > South Asia.
Postcolonialism > Africa, Southern.
Libéralisme > Asie méridionale.
Libéralisme > Afrique australe.
Postcolonialisme > Asie méridionale.
Postcolonialisme > Afrique australe.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Liberalism.
Postcolonialism.
Southern Africa.
South Asia.
Former British colonies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What explains divergences in political liberalism among new nations that shared the same colonial heritage? This book assembles exciting original essays on former colonies of the British Empire in South Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia that gained independence after World War II. The interdisciplinary country specialists reveal how inherent contradictions within British colonial rule were resolved after independence in contrasting liberal-legal, despotic and volatile political orders. Through studies of the longue durée and particular events, this book presents a theory of political liberalism in the post-colony and develops rich hypotheses on the conditions under which the legal complex, civil society and the state shape alternative postcolonial trajectories around political freedom. This provocative volume presents new perspectives for scholars and students of postcolonialism, political development and the politics of the legal complex, as well as for policy makers and publics who struggle to construct and defend basic legal freedoms.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 555 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781139233736
1139233734

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