B. R. Ambedkar
The Man Who Gave Hope to India's Dispossessed
Seiten
2023
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-7358-4 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-7358-4 (ISBN)
A short, digestible biography of this important Indian statesman, whose compassion and devotion to public standards should serve as a model for the politicians of our day. -- .
A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country’s most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based discrimination.
Ambedkar was born into a Dalit caste (the so-called ‘untouchables’), but his academic brilliance saw him study at Columbia University and London School of Economics. As a politician, he fought to overturn centuries of discrimination and promoted liberal constitutionalism in a traditionally illiberal society. He did more than anyone to articulate a cogent and enduring case for the principles of democracy in a country emerging from imperial rule.
This book is also a reminder of how far the practice of politics has strayed from the high standards Ambedkar set – of intellectual distinction, policy positions animated by serious scholarship, the infusion of moral values and the upholding of democracy for the many, not just the privileged few. -- .
A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country’s most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based discrimination.
Ambedkar was born into a Dalit caste (the so-called ‘untouchables’), but his academic brilliance saw him study at Columbia University and London School of Economics. As a politician, he fought to overturn centuries of discrimination and promoted liberal constitutionalism in a traditionally illiberal society. He did more than anyone to articulate a cogent and enduring case for the principles of democracy in a country emerging from imperial rule.
This book is also a reminder of how far the practice of politics has strayed from the high standards Ambedkar set – of intellectual distinction, policy positions animated by serious scholarship, the infusion of moral values and the upholding of democracy for the many, not just the privileged few. -- .
Shashi Tharoor is an author, critic and columnist. He has been Under Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India. -- .
Preface
Part I: Life
1 Laying the foundations
2 Mounting the podium
3 Scaling the peaks
4 View from the mountaintop
5 Triumph and disillusion
Part II: Legacy
6 A life well-lived
Bibliography
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.05.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Global Icons |
| Zusatzinfo | 14 black & white plates |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 138 mm |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-7358-1 / 1526173581 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-7358-4 / 9781526173584 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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