Reading Gandhi in the Twenty-First Century

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-32514-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 2961 g

Niranjan Ramakrishnan examines the surprising extent to which Gandhi's writings still provide insight into current global tensions and the assumptions that drive them. This book explores how ideas Gandhi expressed over a century ago can be applied today to issues from terrorism to the environment, globalization to the 'Clash of Civilizations.' In particular it looks at Gandhi's emphasis on the small, the local, and the human – an emphasis that today begins to appear practical, attractive, and even inescapable. Written in an accessible style invoking examples from everyday happenings familiar to all, this concise volume reintroduces Gandhi to today's audiences in relevant terms.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramakrishnan, Niranjan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Prologue: A World at Sea 2. What's so Great about Gandhi, Anyway? 3. Gandhi in the Time of Terrorism 4. Privatization…Privation…Privacy 5. Globalization…of What? 6. A Fundamental(ist) Irony 7. Environmentalism 8. The C(l)ash of Civilizations 9. East Vs. West: Win, Lose or Draw? 10. Media Matters, Citizen Mutters 11. Technological Titans, Moral Midgets 12. Corruption and its Discontents 13. Of Suicides and Stock Markets 14. Unbroken Connectivity, Broken Lives: Industrialism and its Consequences 15. W(h)ither the State? 16. Epilogue: Where do we go from here?

Über Autor(innen)

Niranjan Ramakrishnan grew up in New Delhi and now lives in the USA. Since 2003 his writings on politics and current affairs have appeared on web and print journals in India and the USA. He is a regular contributor to and , online publications with a large readership. His work has also been carried by , and , among others. Among the print outlets that have featured his writings are ,,, and . His first book, Bantaism – The Philosophy of Sardar Jokes, published in 2011, was hailed for its audacity by noted author and historian Khushwant Singh. In other lives, he has worked for a bank and run two software companies.