Democratic Despotism

This book explores the history of forced land acquisition and transformation of power in the Fifth Schedule areas in India. It examines the contradictory imperatives of extractive capitalism and primitive accumulation, on the one hand, and autonomy and devolution of power to local communities, on the other.

Autorentext
Swagato Sarkar is Professor at the OP Jindal Global University, Delhi, India.

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Acknowledgements

1 Introduction: Politics of Primitive Accumulation

PART-I

Democracy and the Structure of Power

2 The State, Infrastructure, and Production of Democracy

3 NGOs and Politics of Governmentality

PART-II

Fighting Primitive Accumulation

4 The Kashipur Anti-Mining Movement

5 Activism, Despotic State, and the Legal Turn

6 Conclusion: Primitive Accumulation and the Structure of Power in the Fifth Schedule Areas

Bibliography

Index