HistoryBook · 2005
The Argumentative Indian
Amartya Sen
Essays in four linked sections, running from Voice and Heterodoxy to Reason and Identity. Sen's claim is that India's long tradition of public argument is not decorative but load bearing, and that secular government and the fight over class, caste, gender and community all depend on it. First published in 2005.
Why you should read this
Read this for Amartya Sen's case that India has a long tradition of public argument and heterodoxy, one that runs counter to narrower, single-identity readings of Indian culture and religion. Best for readers interested in intellectual history and secularism rather than narrative or biography.
- Field
- History
- Form
- Non-fiction
- Published
- 2005
- Themes
- IndiaHistoryContemporary
