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Social Thinkers of Modern Times

Author: Pradip Basu

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Categories: Political Science
Year April 2015
Pages 191
Binding Paperback
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ISBN 9789380677835

 

This book written in an easy and lucid style is meant for the advanced student of social sciences. The objective is to introduce students to a variety of social thinkers of modern times now regarded as important in social sciences . the contributors have made particular efforts to bring out of the social Implications of the ideas of the thinkers. While many of the conventional social thinkers of the modern World have been considered in this book, some new and latest theorists have also been included to invoke interest in the students.

Contents
Unsetting the Archaic: Edward Said and His Theory of Orientalism – Arpita Banerjee Chattopadhyay
Noam Chomsky: Reflection on Human nature and freedom – Arundhati Mukherji
Homi K Bhabha: Negotiation and the postcolonial culture – Dibyakusum Roy
Amina Wadud: The gender Question – A Jihad for Justice –Esita Sur
Jotirao Phule: Father of non-Brahmin Movement – Madhura Damle
Ernesto Laclau: thr Quintessential Theorist of Populism –Maidul Islam
ClaudeLevi-Strauss: Thinker across Times and Spaces – Nasir Uddin
David Harvey: From Systemising Geography to Marxism in Geography – Parama (Ray Chaudhuri) Bannerji
Treading a New Path: Ludwig Wittgenstein – Priyambada Sarkar
Jawaharlal Nehru: a Scholar Politician – Radhakanta Barik
Aime Cesaire: “dark man in whom the will of fire lives on” – Shrabani Basu
Hans- Georg Gadamer: Dialogical Hermeneutics – Varbi Roy
Maurice Blanchot and the commune of Writing – Arka Chattopadhyay

Pradip Basu

Dr. Pradip Basu is Professor of Political Science, Presidency University; Founder-Editor, Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences; formerly at CSSSC, ICSSR and Scottish Church College. Authored Books: Naxalbari-r Purbakshan ; Towards Naxalbari; Uttar Adhunik Rajniti O Marxbad ; Postmodernism, Marxism, Postcolonialism; Uttar Adhunik Rajniti . Edited Books: Discourses on Naxalite Movement; Avenel Companion to Modern Social Theorists; Colonial Modernity; Red on Silver; Modern Social Thinkers; Monone Srijone Naxalbari.

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