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Book review: Sanjib Baruah, In the Name of the Nation 书评：Sanjib Baruah，《以国家的名义》

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-17 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211043078

Samir Sharma

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Book review: Elizabeth Chatterjee and Matthew McCartney, eds. Class and Conflict: Revisiting Pranab Bardhan’s Political Economy of India 书评：Elizabeth Chatterjee和Matthew McCartney主编：《阶级与冲突：重新审视Pranab Bardhan的印度政治经济学》

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-17 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211043604

Sudhir Kumar Suthar

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Dhirubhai L. Seth 1936-2021: Commemorating Intellectual Politics 迪鲁拜·L·赛斯1936-2021：纪念知识政治

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-17 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211058536

Hilal Ahmed

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Book review: Florian Matthey-Prakash, The Right to Education in India: The Importance of Enforceability of a Fundamental Right 书评：Florian Matthey Prakash，《印度的教育权：基本权利可执行性的重要性》

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-17 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211043028

R. Gopi

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Editorial 编辑

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-11-17 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211058542

Suhas Palshikar

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Did the Poona Pact Disenfranchise the ‘Depressed Classes’? An Analysis of the 1936–1937 and 1945–1946 Provincial Elections 普纳条约剥夺了“抑郁阶层”的选举权吗？1936-1937年和1945-1946年省级选举分析

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-14 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211043025

S. Biswas

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Concepts, Methods and Indian Politics: A Conversation with Sudipta Kaviraj 概念、方法与印度政治:与Sudipta Kaviraj对话

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211043041

Hilal Ahmed

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Of Caste and Indian Politics: A Detour Through D. L. Sheth and Beyond 种姓与印度政治:d·l·谢斯的迂回之路

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211042993

Sasheej Hegde

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What Do Preambles Do? A Study of Constitutional Intent and Reality 前言有什么用?宪法意旨与现实研究

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-10 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211042990

Neha Ummareddy, Aniket Alam

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Bringing Back the Absent: Some Reflections 带回缺席者：几点思考

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Studies in Indian Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-07 DOI: 10.1177/23210230211043611

Chaitra Redkar

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