Historian Marc Bloch talks of a ‘Longue Duree'( long or protracted time) to describe an historical period where inherent contradictions of a socio-cultural system develop slowly,giving it almost a stagnant look.It can be characterized by certain common features. I think the term may be applied also to a crisis,like our present constitutional crisis. CJI Ramana, yearns to tread the long[Read More...]
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