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TALKING POLITICS
BHIKHU PAREKH IN CONVERSATION WITH RAMIN JAHANBEGLOO |
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Ramin Jahanbegloo, Bhikhu Parekh |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
019807154X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198071549 |
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| Publisher: |
OUP INDIA |
| Pub. date: |
2 May, 2011 |
| Pages: |
178 |
| Description: |
Iranian scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo interviews one of the leading political thinkers of our time, Bhikhu Parekh, and in the process, addresses issues ranging from cultural diversity, religion, and global ethics to identity politics, liberal democracy, Islam and Europe, Gandhi's role as a political thinker and social reformer, and the significance of multiculturalism and pluralism in the twenty-first century. |
| Synopsis: |
The fifth in the series of Ramin Jahanbegloo's interviews of prominent intellectuals who have influenced modern Indian thought, in Talking Politics Jahanbegloo converses with Bhikhu Parekh, one of the leading political philosophers of our time. The book addresses issues encompassing cultural diversity and global ethics to universal moral rights and duties, liberal democracy, and the importance of multiculturalism in the contemporary global scenario. The dialogue flows effortlessly from Parekh's descriptions of his early life in undivided India, his travels in Europe, his experiences in Westminster to discussions on caste-system, untouchability, Islam and Europe, relevance of Gandhian philosophy in contemporary world, and finally his entry into the House of Lords. Engaging and thought-provoking, this book is journey into the life and work of one of the leading political thinkers of our time. |
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India |
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OUP India |
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