{"product_id":"the-central-legislature-in-british-india-192147-9781433166525","title":"The Central Legislature in British India 192147","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Central Legislature in British India 192147\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003ci\u003eParliamentary Experiences Under the Raj\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ean exceptional exposé of Colonial India's highest legislative body. With its wealth of materials and in-depth description of the former Indian Legislature's actual working, its political milieu and its institutional development, this book belongs\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eto the larger genre of the British Indian narratives on the constitutional encounters between the rulers and the ruled. This book touches on a critical range of areas essential to our understanding of the British Raj in India. This book adds a significant depth to a neglected quarter of historical\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eknowledgethe chronicle\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eof parliamentary experiences and the representative institution-building in Colonial India. Undeniably, the Central Legislature was the only acknowledged all-India forum where the Indian legislators and the Imperial Executive, time and again,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eran into each other.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables – Foreword – Preface – Preface to the First Edition (1965) – Acknowledgements for the Second Edition – List of Abbreviations – Development of the Central Legislature From 1861 to 1920 – The Central Legislature and Indian Politics, 1921 to 1947 – Nature of the Electoral System and Elections – Powers, Privileges, and Procedures in the Central Legislature – The Composition and Political Groupings of the Two Houses – The Legislative Influence on Administration – Legislation With Special Reference to the Influence of Non-Official Members – Financial Procedure in the Central Legislature – Political Grievances in the Central Legislature – Relations Between the Two Chambers – Conclusion – Appendix I. Certain Provisions of the Government of India Act, 1919, Relating to the Indian Central Legislature Are Reproduced for Reference – Appendix II. A Statement Showing the Actual Number of Days on Which the Assembly Sat and the Days on Which Non-Official Business Was Transacted – Appendix III. Table Showing the Strength of the Major Political Parties\/Groups in the Legislative Assembly From 1921 to 1947 – Appendix IV. List of Voting Divisions Held in the Legislative Assembly From 1921 to 1947 – Bibliography – Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039652708695,"sku":"9781433166525","price":72.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433166525.jpg?v=1750944389","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-central-legislature-in-british-india-192147-9781433166525","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}