Debating India (Record no. 25362)
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| fixed length control field | 01942nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780198060451 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 320.954 |
| Item number | PAR-D |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Parekh, Bhikhu |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Debating India |
| Sub Title | : essays on Indian political discourse |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xix, 374p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes Index,About the author |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | India has had a long tradition of public debate going back to around 1000 BCE. But surprisingly, the knowledge of its existence has largely remained confined to a small field of critics or specialists.<br/>Debating India traces the origins and development of the Indian tradition of public debate and the various forms it took at different times in Indian history. It examines some of the major debates that occurred during the independence struggle and the ways in which they structured the conceptual and moral parameters of the Indian political imagination. The debates involved Gandhi, Tagore, Nehru, Ambedkar, and Hindu militants, and centred on the kind of country India was and should aspire to be.<br/>Gandhi's non-violent struggle claims to provide an answer to deep differences of views and conflicts of interest. Presenting riveting accounts, such as of Einstein's views on Gandhi's philosophy of Ahims? or of Gandhi-Tagore debates, and through an imaginary dialogue between Gandhi and Osama bin Laden, Parekh critically examines the strengths and weaknesses of Gandhian philosophy. In the process, the book points to a richer and politically more realistic approach to public debate than are currently on offer. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.<br/>Debates and debating--India--History.<br/>Statesmen--India.<br/>India--Politics and government--20th century. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | History |
| Form subdivision | Debates and debating |
| -- | Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Politics and Government |
| Form subdivision | 20th century |
| -- | Statesmen |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Bill Date | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 25/03/2019 | OP | 25/03/2019 | 320.954 PAR-D | 50160 | 25/03/2019 | Books |