Rethinking Social Transformation - Hardcover

9788170336983: Rethinking Social Transformation

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8170336988 ISBN 13: 9788170336983

Publisher: Rawat Pubns, 2001

"At the turn of the new century, we are confronted with an unprecedented challenge of rethinking the meaning and method of social transformation. This volume undertakes such a task and explores the implications of rethinking social transformation in various domains of our lives, viz. Education, politics, religion, spirituality, social movements and cultural criticism. Sixteen outstanding scholars from different vocations and disciplinary backgrounds have discussed different dimensions of contemporary transformations and have suggested new pathways of criticism and creativity. The book would be of interest not only to scholars of sociology, anthropology, philosophy, political science, history, literature, and cultural studies but also to activists in voluntary organizations and social movements. Contributors include Fred Dallmayr, Ramashray Roy, Amita Baviskar, K Raghavendra Rao, Vidya Das, Achyut Das, Ameena Mohsin, EC Sarangi, C. Sivakumar."

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About the Author

Ananta Kumar Giri is currently on the faculty of Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, India and has worked and taught in many universities in India and abroad including Free University, Amsterdam, University of Kentucky, Aalborg University, Denmark and Albert Ludwigs Universitat, Freiburg, Germany where he was a Humboldt Fellow (2006 2007). He has an abiding interest in social movements and cultural change, criticism, creativity and contemporary dialectics of transformations, theories of self, culture and society, and ethics in management and development. Dr Giri has written more than a dozen books in Oriya and English. Among his previous books are: "Global Transformations: Postmodernity and Beyond "(1998), "Sameekhya o Purodrusti "[Criticism and the Vision of the Future, 1999], "Conversations and Transformations: Toward a New Ethics of Self and Society "(2002); "Building in the Margins of Shacks: The Vision and Projects of Habitat for Humanity "(2002); "Reflections and Mobilizations: Dialogues with Movements and Voluntary Organizations "(2004); "Self-development and Social Transformations? The Vision and Practice of the Self-study Mobilization of Swadhyaya "(2008); "Mochi o Darshanika "[The Cobbler and the Philosopher, 2009] "Rethinking Social Transformation: Criticism and Creativity at the Turn of the Millennium "(editor, 2001); "A Moral Critique of Development: In Search of Global Responsibilities "(co-editor, 2003); "Creative Social Research: Rethinking Theories and Methods "(editor, 2004) and "Religion of Development, Development of Religion "(co-editor, 2004).

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