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Conversations and Transformations
Ananta Kumar Giri
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Description for Conversations and Transformations
Hardback. In this work, the author issues a call for scholars of contemporary social history and practice to grapple with late modernity's most pressing social and political issues. He counterposes Western thought with Indian social theory across an array of Indian texts and ideas. Series: Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
In this intriguing new book, Indian social theorist Ananta Kumar Giri issues a stirring call for scholars of contemporary social theory and practice to grapple with late modernity's most pressing social and political issues. Giri counterposes Western thought with Indian social theory in a work that ranges across an array of Indian texts and ideas, hitherto ignored by Western scholarship. Included, along with the mainstays of Indian intellectual thought like Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo, are lesser known Indian social theorists, economists, sociologists, and essayists who argue for transcendence of self-interest, social responsibility, and political renewal. Thoughtfully argued and lucidly written, ... Read more
In this intriguing new book, Indian social theorist Ananta Kumar Giri issues a stirring call for scholars of contemporary social theory and practice to grapple with late modernity's most pressing social and political issues. Giri counterposes Western thought with Indian social theory in a work that ranges across an array of Indian texts and ideas, hitherto ignored by Western scholarship. Included, along with the mainstays of Indian intellectual thought like Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo, are lesser known Indian social theorists, economists, sociologists, and essayists who argue for transcendence of self-interest, social responsibility, and political renewal. Thoughtfully argued and lucidly written, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739103210
SKU
V9780739103210
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About Ananta Kumar Giri
Ananta Kumar Giri is Associate Professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies. He is the author of Global Transformations: Postmodernity and Beyond (1998).
Reviews for Conversations and Transformations
With his far-ranging inquiries and probing insights, Giri belongs to a group of innovative Indian social theorists who offer a welcome counterpoint to ivory-tower academicism. . . .Conversations and Transformations issues a stirring call for contemporary social theory as well as social practice. Although dealing with a multiplicity of distinct issues, the book's chapters coaleasce into a crucial overall theme: ... Read more