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Civil Society is one of the most used--and abused--concepts in current political thinking. Fifteen leading scholars clarify the theoretical meanings of the concept as well as consider the different historical contexts in which it has been used outside the West. The volume is divided into two parts: the first section analyzes the meaning of civil society in different theoretical traditions of Western philosophy. In the second section, contributors consider the theoretical and practical contexts in which this idea has been invoked in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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An Autobiography (Paperback, New Ed)
M K Gandhi; Introduction by Sunil Khilnani; Translated by Mahadev Desai
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Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. He feared the enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding of his quest for truth rooted in devotion to God. His attempts to get closer to this divine power led him to seek purity through simple living, dietary practices, celibacy, and a life without violence. This is not a straightforward narrative biography, in The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Gandhi offers his life story as a reference for those who would follow in his footsteps.
'Incarnations makes the mind fly across time, place and history.
You may smile as, mentally, you walk alongside Khilnani up some
flinty slope. You will keep thinking about what he said long after'
Daily Telegraph For all of India's myths, its sea of stories and
moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place.
Sunil Khilnani's Incarnations fills that space: recapturing the
human dimension of how the world's largest democracy came to be. In
this stunningly illustrated and deeply researched book,
accompanying his major BBC Radio 4 series, Khilnani explores the
lives of 50 Indians, from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist
Dhirubhai Ambani - lives that light up India's rich, varied past
and its continuous ferment of ideas. Khilnani's trenchant portraits
of emperors, warriors, philosophers, poets, stars, and corporate
titans - some famous, some unjustly forgotten - bring feeling, wry
humour, and uncommon insight to social dilemmas that extend from
ancient times to our own. As he journeys across the country, and
through its past, Khilnani uncovers more than just history. In
rocket launches and ayurvedic call centres, in slum temples and
Bollywood studios, in California communes and grimy ports, he
examines the continued, and often surprising, relevance of the men
and women who have made India - and the world - what it is. Their
stories will inform, move and entertain this book's many readers.
Civil Society is one of the most used--and abused--concepts in current political thinking. Fifteen leading scholars clarify the theoretical meanings of the concept as well as consider the different historical contexts in which it has been used outside the West. The volume is divided into two parts: the first section analyzes the meaning of civil society in different theoretical traditions of Western philosophy. In the second section, contributors consider the theoretical and practical contexts in which this idea has been invoked in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
An extraordinarily rich collection of writings and discussions by a
host of eminent personalities from around the globe, this volume
shares ideas and visions about an emerging India and the challenges
the country faces across a gamut of issues. Drawing upon both the
global and Indian experience of social democracy, it offers lessons
from the many struggles to align competitive markets, democracy,
and social justice. "Can inequality be lessened without impeding
the growth essential to sustain social spending?""What is a
sustainable pattern of growth?""What cultural, political, and
economic hurdles stand in the way of realizing India's social
democratic ideals? "Answering these and other questions, this
compilation puts India's social democratic agenda and ambitions to
critical scrutiny and challenges the political and ethical
imagination of policymakers and citizens.
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