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Author Profile

Dr. Rachna Kumari Prasad is Assistant Professor in Mata Sundari College, Delhi University in the Department of Political Science. She has done her Ph.D. from Delhi University, Department of Political Science on the topic Forest Land Rights of the Tribals in Jharkhand. She has cleared UGC-JRF. Her area of specialization is Human Rights, Development, Social Movements, Multiculturalism and Environment. She has more than ten years of teaching experience in different colleges of Delhi University. She has taught various papers in Honours and Programme courses. Her publications include Dalit and Tribal Rights (2013), and ‘Right to Forest Land: Who Benefits?’ (Mainstream, 2013). She has also presented papers on many National Seminars and Symposium and has also published research papers in Peer Reviewed Journals. Her recent published work is on Implementation of SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989, published in edited book ‘Human Rights and Responsibility’.

About The Book

This book has been written to help the students of Delhi University keeping in mind the current change in B.A Programme syllabus of first year. Students of B.A hons first year will also benefit from it. This book can also be referred for students preparing for civil services examination, UGC-NET JRF, entrance and other competitive exams for this discipline. Journey of political theory from classical to contemporary is very interesting and it interconnects with the contemporary ideas.

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1 Understanding Political Theory Chapter 2 Why Do We Study Political Theory? Chapter 3 Liberty Chapter 4 Equality Chapter 5 Rights Chapter 6 Justice Chapter 7 Protective Discrimination and Principle of Fairness Chapter 8 Feminism: Public vs. Private Chapter 9 Censorship and Its Limits