Debating Gandhi
A Reader
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ISBN:
9780198070078
Publication date:
25/08/2010
Paperback
398 pages
Price: 445.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198070078
Publication date:
25/08/2010
Paperback
398 pages
Raghuramaraju
Rights: World Rights
Raghuramaraju
Description
This reader brings together varied interpretations of Gandhi’s views on key issues such as the impact of traditional ideas and western influences; his negotiations with modernity; and his views on truth, women, modern science and environment, caste system; in addition to his complex intellectual relationship with B.R. Ambedkar. Focusing on topics of contemporary relevance, renowned scholars—A.L. Basham, Ashis Nandy, Partha Chatterjee, A.K. Saran, Bhikhu Parekh, Sunil Sahasrabudhey, Shiv Visvanathan, Ramachandra Guha, Sumit Sarkar, Akeel Bilgrami, Madhu Kishwar, Sujata Patel, and D.R. Nagaraj—critically analyse Gandhi as a thinker and a historical phenomenon.
This volume will interest students and scholars of philosophy, history, and politics as well as the general readers and admirers of Gandhi.
About the Author
A. Raghuramaraju is Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad, India.
Raghuramaraju
Raghuramaraju
Review
‘The volume is interdisciplinary, true to the spirit of the man who made no boundaries … This rescues Gandhian thought … and brings it into the mainstream of academic debates.’—The Hindu
‘… bring[s] Gandhian ideas to life once again … also raise[s] debates that won’t resolve in a hurry.’—Seminar
‘The essays included in this volume focus on issues that have continuing relevance and meaning for our troubled times.’—The Book Review
Description
This reader brings together varied interpretations of Gandhi’s views on key issues such as the impact of traditional ideas and western influences; his negotiations with modernity; and his views on truth, women, modern science and environment, caste system; in addition to his complex intellectual relationship with B.R. Ambedkar. Focusing on topics of contemporary relevance, renowned scholars—A.L. Basham, Ashis Nandy, Partha Chatterjee, A.K. Saran, Bhikhu Parekh, Sunil Sahasrabudhey, Shiv Visvanathan, Ramachandra Guha, Sumit Sarkar, Akeel Bilgrami, Madhu Kishwar, Sujata Patel, and D.R. Nagaraj—critically analyse Gandhi as a thinker and a historical phenomenon.
This volume will interest students and scholars of philosophy, history, and politics as well as the general readers and admirers of Gandhi.
About the Author
A. Raghuramaraju is Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad, India.
Reviews
‘The volume is interdisciplinary, true to the spirit of the man who made no boundaries … This rescues Gandhian thought … and brings it into the mainstream of academic debates.’—The Hindu
‘… bring[s] Gandhian ideas to life once again … also raise[s] debates that won’t resolve in a hurry.’—Seminar
‘The essays included in this volume focus on issues that have continuing relevance and meaning for our troubled times.’—The Book Review
