Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Question of Socialism in India (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

This book offers a reading of Bhimrao Ambedkar's engagement with the idea and practice of socialism in India by linking it to his lifelong political and philosophical concerns: the annihilation of the caste system, untouchability and the moral and philosophical systems that justify either. Rather than view his ideas through a socialist lens, the author suggests that it is important to measure the validity of socialist thought and practice in the Indian context, through his critique of the social totality. The book argues its case by presenting a broad and connected overview of his thought world and the global and local influences that shaped it. The themes that are taken up for discussion include: his understanding of the colonial rule and the colonial state; history and progress; nationalism and the questions he posed the socialists; his radical critique of the caste system and Brahmancal philosophies, and his unusual interpretation of Buddhism.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	2021
Authors:	V. Geetha
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	341
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-080377-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies
LSN:	3-03-080377-5
Barcode:	9783030803773

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