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Author:   Meera Nanda
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780813533582

ISBN 10:   0813533589
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   05 November 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"List of Abbreviations Preface One Prophets Facing Backward: Betrayal of the Clerks Part I. Hindu Nationalism and ""Vedic Science"" Two Dharma and the Bomb: Reactionary Modernism in India Three Vedic Science, Part One: Legitimation of the Hindu Nationalistic Worldview Four Vedic Science, Part Two: Philosophical Justification of Vedic Science Part II. Postmodern Critiques of Science Five Epistemic Charity: Equality of All ""Ethnosciences"" Six We Are All Hybrids Now! Paths to Reactionary Modernism Seven A Dalit Defense of the Deweyan-Buddhist View of Science Part III. Postmodernism and New Social Movements in India Eight The Battle for Scientific Temper in India's New Social Movements Nine The Ecofeminist Critique of the Green Revolution Ten The ""Hindu Left,"" Agrarian Populism, and the Hindu Right Eleven Conclusion: Prophets Facing Forward Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index"

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"""Meera Nanda is a unique scholar. She combines valuable criticisms of postmodern science studies with a close reading of how these ideas influence actual political developments in India. An appealing and powerful read."""

""Meera Nanda is a unique scholar. She combines valuable criticisms of postmodern science studies with a close reading of how these ideas influence actual political developments in India. An appealing and powerful read.""

Meera Nanda is a unique scholar. She combines valuable criticisms of postmodern science studies with a close reading of how these ideas influence actual political developments in India. An appealing and powerful read.

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Meera Nanda is the author of Breaking the Spell of Dharma and Other Essays and Planting the Future: A Resource Guide to Sustainable Agriculture in the Third World.

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