Sen Amartya Fba (Professor Economics And Philosophy Harvard University)
Sen Amartya Fba (Professor Economics And Philosophy Harvard University) - The Country Of First Boys And Other Essays - Hardcover
Sen Amartya Fba (Professor Economics And Philosophy Harvard University) - The Country Of First Boys And Other Essays - Hardcover
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Description: Time and again Amartya Sen Nobel laureate and polymath has stimulated our thoughts and world - view through his ideas. In his new collection of cultural essays Sen examines social justice and welfare by addressing some of the fundamental issues of our time like deprivation disparity hunger illiteracy alienation globalization media freedom of speech injustice inequality exclusion and exploitation. Sens deeply informed and humane writing connects history culture literature economics and politics. Several of the essays are concerned particularly with India - its historical traditions and the issues it faces today; many - such as his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2004 - engage with global concerns. All are written with a passion and conviction a gently persuasive style and a characteristically undogmatic engagement with differing points of view. Most of these essays were first published in the Indian literary publication The Little Magazine. Others are published here for the first time. The book is introduced by Gopalkrishna Gandhi former Indian diplomat and governor of West Bengal who is also the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
Title: The Country Of First Boys And Other Essays
Author(s): Sen Amartya Fba (Professor Economics And Philosophy Harvard University)
Publisher: Oup India
Barcode: 9780198738183
Pages: 328 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2015
Category: Political Control & Freedoms
Description: Time and again Amartya Sen Nobel laureate and polymath has stimulated our thoughts and world - view through his ideas. In his new collection of cultural essays Sen examines social justice and welfare by addressing some of the fundamental issues of our time like deprivation disparity hunger illiteracy alienation globalization media freedom of speech injustice inequality exclusion and exploitation. Sens deeply informed and humane writing connects history culture literature economics and politics. Several of the essays are concerned particularly with India - its historical traditions and the issues it faces today; many - such as his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2004 - engage with global concerns. All are written with a passion and conviction a gently persuasive style and a characteristically undogmatic engagement with differing points of view. Most of these essays were first published in the Indian literary publication The Little Magazine. Others are published here for the first time. The book is introduced by Gopalkrishna Gandhi former Indian diplomat and governor of West Bengal who is also the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
Title: The Country Of First Boys And Other Essays
Author(s): Sen Amartya Fba (Professor Economics And Philosophy Harvard University)
Publisher: Oup India
Barcode: 9780198738183
Pages: 328 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2015
Category: Political Control & Freedoms
