Radical equality : Ambedkar, Gandhi, and the risk of democracy
- Author/Creator:
- Kumar, Aishwary, author
- Publication/Creation:
- Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2015
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Radical equality : Ambedkar, Gandhi, and the risk of democracy / Aishwary Kumar
- Series Titles:
- Cultural Memory in the Present
Cultural memory in the present.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Ambedkar, B. R.(Bhimrao Ramji),1891-1956--Political and social views
Gandhi,Mahatma,1869-1948--Political and social views
Anti-imperialist movements--India--History--20th century
Equality--India--History--20th century
Democracy--India--History--20th century
Nonviolence--India--History--20th century
Nationalism--India--History--20th century
India--Politics and government--1919-1947
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: Of Faith in Equality: Toward a Global Measure""; ""Part I: Beginnings: Elements of a Critique of Force""; ""Chapter 2: Spirits of Satyagraha: A History of Force""; ""Chapter 3: Laws of Force: Ambedkar and the Mystical Foundation of Authority""; ""Part II: Interwar: Sovereignties in Question""; ""Chapter 4: Apotheosis of the Unequal: Gandhi's Harijan""; ""Chapter 5: The Freedom of Others: Annihilation of Caste and Republican Virtue""; ""Part III: Reconstitutions: Of Belief and Justice""; ""Chapter 6: Gandhi, the Reader""
""Chapter 7: Responding Justly: Ambedkar, Sunnyata, and Finitude""""Epilogue: Citizenship and Insurrection""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Notes""; ""Index"" - Summary:
- Focusing on two foundational thinkers of the twentieth century, M.K. Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar, this book examines how they radically adapted the secular, humanistic concept of equality to the struggle against empire in the Indian context.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (416 p.)
- General Note:
- Includes index.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936948121702486
- ISBN:
- 0-8047-9426-X
- OCLC Number:
- 1198929814
- Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.1515/9780804794268
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