The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

In sixteen linked essays, Nobel Prize--winning economist Amartya Sen discusses India's intellectual and political heritage and how its argumentative tradition is vital for the success of its democracy and secular politics. The Argumentative Indian is "a bracing sweep through aspects of Indian history and culture, and a tempered analysis of the highly charged disputes surrounding these subjects--the nature of Hindu traditions, Indian identity, the country's huge social and economic disparities, and its current place in the world" (Sunil Khilnani, Financial Times, U.K.).

• India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
• India: A History. Revised and Updated
• The Discovery of India
• In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
• An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
• Sultana's Dream and Selections from The Secluded Ones (A Feminist Press Sourcebook)
• Development as Freedom
• Joothan: An Untouchable's Life
• In Light of India
• Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India (Vintage Departures)