Voices of dissent: An Essay

Thapar, Romila

Voices of dissent: An Essay - London: Seagull: 2020. - 163 : Pages

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Prologue: Is Dissent Necessary? 1. The Dasyah-putrah Brahmana, or the Dasi-putra Brahmana, the Brahmana Who Is the Son of a Dasi 2. The Presence of the Shramanas 3. Otherness Imprinted 4. The Bhakti Sant and the Sufi Pir 5. A Recapitulation 6. A Modern Movement of Dissent in the Context of the Nationalism of the Present 7. Gandhi?’s Satyagraha 8. The Social Articulation of Protest 9. Did the Public Response to Satyagraha Come Out of an Embedded Tradition of Dissenting Forms? 10. Epilogue: Should We Remember Our Many Voices of Dissent from the Past and Hear Them Speak to Us Today? Readings

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