Sovereign Anxiety

Public Order and the Politics of Control in India, 1915–1955

Javed Iqbal Wani (Ambedkar University Delhi)

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Cambridge University Press
16 November 2023

Asian history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Political science & theory; Public administration

This book studies issues of public order in late colonial and earlier postcolonial India. It identifies various governmental practices, such as curfews, bans and police action, that thrive on extraordinary legislation to maintain public order. The colonial regime often deployed extraordinary legislation to curtail the liberties of individuals and groups by citing potential harm to public order. Through public order, a spectacle of sovereign power and politics of contestation between the citizens and law enforcement emerges. The book will contribute to existing discussions about sovereignty and legitimacy of state power by providing a representative sample of concrete instances such as inter and intra-community riots, labour riots, labour strikes and nationalist agitation. It will also enable a comparative approach and illustrates processes of the evolution of state formation and citizenship in South Asia.

By: Javed Iqbal Wani (Ambedkar University Delhi)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9781009337939
ISBN 10: 1009337939
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Javed Iqbal Wani is currently Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Governance and Citizenship, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. He completed his doctoral degree from the Department of History, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. His research interests are interdisciplinary and pertain to questions of sovereignty and law, particularly law enforcement, law enactment, public order, political violence, crime prevention, extraordinary legislation etc.