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Constitution making in Asia : decolonisation and state-building in the aftermath of the British Empire
Title
Constitution making in Asia : decolonisation and state-building in the aftermath of the British Empire / edited by H. Kumarasingham.
ISBN
1317245083
1317245091
1317245105
9781317245087
9781317245094
9781317245100
9780415734585
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Print version: Constitution making in Asia. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia ; 30
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Eastminster
decolonisation and state-building in British Asia; 2 British constitutional thought and the emergence of bills of rights in Britain's overseas territories in Asia at decolonisation; 3 Discretionary reserve powers of heads of state; 4 A British misreading: Sir Ivor Jennings' early assessment of the Indian constitution; 5 Pakistan's first decade: Democracy and constitution
a historical appraisal of centralisation.
6 'Specialist in omniscience'? Nationalism, constitutionalism, and Sir Ivor Jennings' engagement with Ceylon7 Constitutionalism and the politics of constitution-making in Malaya, 1956-1957; 8 Constitution drafting as Cold War realpolitik: Sir Ivor Jennings and Nepal's 1959 constitution; 9 Sir William Ivor Jennings: a centennial paper; Select bibliography; Index.
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