Description
PEARSON INDIA Indian Political Thought: Themes And Thinkers, 3/E by Himanshu Roy
In the third edition, we have tried to retrieve and resurrect the Indic thought by focusing on the works of pre-colonial thinkers. It also intends to posit this Indianness as the pivot of academic curriculum and public discourse. For this reason, works of four new thinkers namely Sankaradeva, Meerabai, Dara Shukoh and Swami Sahajanand Saraswati have been added to this edition. They represent different regions of India but, as said earlier, there is a common running theme of social integration and social emancipation in their work.
Table of Content
"1. Dhamma: Buddha's and Asoka's 2. Kautilya: Theory of State 3. Political Ideas of Thiruvalluvar 4. Manu: Social Laws 5. Exploring the Modern in Medieval: Political Ideas of Basava 6. Zia Barani: Good Sultan and Ideal Polity 7. Political Ideas of Kabir 8. Sankaradeva: Cultural Reforms and Social Integration 9. Women's Freedom in Meerabai's Bhakti 10. Political Philosophy of Tulsidas 11. Abul Fazl: Governance and Administration 12. Social and Political in Vemana's Thought 13. Dara Shukoh's Pluralism 14. Rammohan Roy: Civil Rights 15. Jotirao Phule: Social Justice 16. Tilak's Nationalism and Swaraj 17. Narayana Guru 18. Vivekanand: Cultural Nationalism 19. Aurobindo: Nationalism and Democracy 20. Ramabai: Gender and Caste 21. Gandhi: Swaraj and Satyagraha 22. Jinnah: In Search of Political Power 23. Savarkar: Hindutva and Critique of Caste System 24. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati: Social Reforms and Democratic Praxis 25. Nehru: Ideas of Development 26. M.N. Roy: Twentieth-Century Renaissance 27. Periyar: Radical Liberalism 28. Ambedkar: Constitutionalism and State Structure 29. Ambedkar: Democracy and Economic Theory 30. Lohia: Democracy 31. Jayaprakash Narayan: Marxism, Democratic Socialism and Gandhism Conclusion Index"
Salient Features
"• Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers, Third edition, discusses the thought process of important Indian political thinkers who range from ancient to modern times. • New thinkers have been added in this edition, namely Sankaradeva, Meerabai, Dara Shukoh and Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. • The chapters delve into a discussion on important themes, including Civil Rights, Nationalism, Democracy, Gender and Caste, Marxism, Socialism, Gandhism, Dhamma, Theory of State, Ideal Polity and Swaraj."