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  • B. R. Ambedkar

    The man who gave hope to India's dispossessed

    par Shashi Tharoor ...
    Collections series Global Icons
    A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country’s most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based discrimination.Ambedkar was born into a Dalit caste (the so-called ‘untouchables’), but his academic brilliance saw him study at Columbia University ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Hinduism

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Kim Knott ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    Hinduism is practised by nearly eighty per cent of India's population, and by some seventy million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of this major religion, and analyses the challenges facing it in the twenty-first century. She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Doctor and the Saint

    Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste: The Debate Between B. R. Ambedkar and M. K. Gandhi

    par Arundhati Roy ...
    The little-known story of Gandhi's reluctance to challenge the caste system, and the man who fought fiercely for India's downtrodden.Democracy hasn't eradicated caste, argues bestselling author and Booker Prize–winner Arundhati Roy—it has entrenched and modernized it. To understand caste today in India, Roy insists we must examine the influence of Gandhi in shaping what India ultimately became: ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Brahmin and Non-Brahmin

    Genealogies of the Tamil Political Present

    par M.S.S.Pandian ...
    In South India, the categories ‘Brahmin’ and ‘non-Brahmin’ are frequently treated as self-evident, both within contemporary Tamil politics and in mainstream academic discourses. Departing from this political and academic ‘common sense’, the present book historicizes the complex processes by which these categories came into being and acquired political power over the past century. Using archival, ... En savoir plus

    $9.85 CAD

  • Supreme Whispers

    Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India 1980-89

    par Abhinav Chandrachud ...
    Based on 114 intriguing interviews with nineteen former chief justices of India and more than sixty-six former judges of the Supreme Court of India, Abhinav Chandrachud opens a window to the life and times of the former judges of India's highest court of law and in the process offers a history that largely remained in oblivion for a long time. ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD

  • GANDHI’S KHADI

    A History of Contention and Conciliation

    par Rahul Ramagundam ...
    The book is a study of khadi, the fabric that successfully transcended its commodity status to become a political symbol. Khadi was not just a symbol; it was a massive exercise in organisational establishment, in forging networks, brand-building, and ideological investment. Using a fresh andimaginative approach, the book shows how an idea, determinedly pursued, can become a movement. It also ... En savoir plus

    $9.85 CAD

  • Caste and Democratic Politics in India

    par GHANSHYAM SHAH ...
    The Indian constitution seeks to prevent the perpetuation of caste and build a casteless social system. But this has not happened over the fifty-odd years since Indian independence, and shows little sign of happening in the near future. Therefore no understanding of Indian politics is possible without a thorough understanding of the complexities of caste. The aim of this book is to bring about ... En savoir plus

    $33.84 CAD

  • Vishva Hindu Parishad and Indian Politics

    par Manjari Katju ...
    This book provides a detailed historical account of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), one of the leading organisations in the Hindutva movement. It focuses on the VHP’s transformation from a loosely knit body of Hindus aimed at preserving and promoting Hindu dharma, into a mass organisation actively involved in mobilising the urban middle classes, service professionals and religious leaders for the ... En savoir plus

    $23.97 CAD

  • Gandhi's Experiments with Truth

    Essential Writings by and about Mahatma Gandhi

    par Douglas Allen, Judith M. Brown, Richard A. Falk, Michael Nagler, Makarand Paranjape, Glenn Paige, Bhikhu Parekh, Anthony J. Parel, Lloyd I. Rudolph, Michael Sonnleitner, Ronald J. Terchek ...
    Collections series Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
    This comprehensive Gandhi reader provides an essential new reference for scholars and students of his life and thought. It is the only text available that presents Gandhi's own writings, including excerpts from three of his books-An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Satyagraha in South Africa, Hind Swaraj (Indian Home Rule)-a major pamphlet, Constructive Programme: Its Meaning ... En savoir plus

    $61.99 CAD

  • Hindu Nationalism

    A Reader

    Modifié par Christophe Jaffrelot ...
    Hindu nationalism came to world attention in 1998, when the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won national elections in India. Although the BJP was defeated nationally in 2004, it continues to govern large Indian states, and the movement it represents remains a major force in the world's largest democracy. This book presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual ... En savoir plus

    $56.99 CAD

  • Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India

    par Akshaya Mukul ...
    In the early 1920s, Jaydayal Goyandka and Hanuman Prasad Poddar, two Marwari businessmen-turned-spiritualists, set up the Gita Press and Kalyan magazine. As of early 2014, Gita Press had sold close to 72 million copies of the Gita, 70 million copies of Tulsidas's works and 19 million copies of scriptures like the Puranas and Upanishads. And while most other journals of the period, whether ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Gandhi: A Beginner's Guide

    par Genevieve Blais ...
    Collections series BGKF
    This title is an introduction to the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi. It investigates: his background and the times he lived in, Britain's role in the history of India, the events leading up to the Salt March, his assassination and his legacy. ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD