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Published by Oxford University Press, 1988
ISBN 10: 0195619889ISBN 13: 9780195619881
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1987
ISBN 10: 0195619889ISBN 13: 9780195619881
Seller: Leura Books, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. These six essays present an outsider's view of Western norms of progress, rationality, and maturity, and offer an alternate perspective on oppression in modern times. Well-known psychologist and social theorist Ashis Nandy stresses the importance of considering world views held by the"non-modern" cultures of the Third World in formulating a more humane and less technologically preoccupied vision of progress. Institutionalized oppression is seen as a process which co-opts the physical and psychological worlds of its victims and destroys the basis of all dissenting visions of ajust world. Concluding with an essay on Gandhi and his critical reaction to Western civilization, this book is an important contribution to political science, sociology, psychology, and South Asian studies. 168 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry; ISBN: 0195619889. ISBN/EAN: 9780195619881. Inventory No: 263715.