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Essays on modernism, democracy and well-being : a Gandhian perspective / Ramashray Roy with Ravi Ranjan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roy, Ramashray, author.
- Ranjan, Ravi, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Political and social views.
- Gandhi.
- Democracy--Social aspects.
- Democracy.
- Democracy--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Well-being--Social aspects.
- Well-being.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (323 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi, India : Sage, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A tour de force in understanding the failure of democracy in providing human well-being
- Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Transformation of Order: Two Examples; Modernism and Democracy: Twin Props of the Autonomous Self; Democracy: The Case of Moral Deficit; Democracy: Myth and Reality; Fault Line of Democracy; Making Sense of Social Justice; The Elusive Search for Community; Back to the Roots; Philosophical Background of Gandhi's Thinking; Gandhi's Critique of Democracy; Local Democracy: Jefferson and Gandhi; Sarvata: Modern Man in Search of Wholeness; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 93-5150-810-2
- 93-5150-812-9
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