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Prophets facing backward : postmodern critiques of science and Hindu nationalism in India /
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| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Prophets Facing Backward: Betrayal of the Clerks
- pt. I Hindu Nationalism and "Vedic Science"
- 2. Dharma and the Bomb: Reactionary Modernism in India
- 3. Vedic Science, Part One: Legitimation of the Hindu Nationalist Worldview
- 4. Vedic Science, Part Two: Philosophical Justification of Vedic Science
- pt. II Postmodern Critiques of Science
- 5. Epistemic Charity: Equality of All "Ethnosciences"
- 6. We Are All Hybrids Now! Paths to Reactionary Modernism
- 7. Dalit Defense of the Deweyan-Buddhist View of Science
- pt. III Postmodernism and New Social Movements in India
- 8. Battle for Scientific Temper in India's New Social Movements
- 9. Ecofeminist Critique of the Green Revolution
- 10. "Hindu Left," Agrarian Populism, and the Hindu Right
- 11. Conclusion: Prophets Facing Forward.