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Savaging the Civilized (PB)
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
| Author:
GUHA, RAMACHANDRA
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
Author:
GUHA, RAMACHANDRA
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
Original price was: ₹699.₹524Current price is: ₹524.
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This evocative and beautifully written book brings to life one of the most remarkablefigures of twentieth-century India. Verrier Elwin (1902–64) was an anthropologist, poet,Gandhian, hedonist, Englishman and Indian. Savaging the Civilized reveals a many-sidedman, a friend of the elite who was at home with the impoverished and the destitute;a charismatic charmer of women who was comfortable with intellectuals such asArthur Koestler and Jawaharlal Nehru; an anthropologist who lived with and lovedthe tribes yet who wrote literary essays and monographs for the learned.
Savaging the Civilized is both biography and history, an exploration through Elwin’s life of some of the great debates of our times, such as the impact of economic development and cultural pluralism versus cultural homogeneity. For this new edition, Ramachandra Guha has updated the epilogue to take account of the growing influence of Naxalites in adivasi areas. He has also added a fresh introduction, stressing the relevance of Elwin’s life and work to current debates on Indian democracy and pluralism.
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This evocative and beautifully written book brings to life one of the most remarkablefigures of twentieth-century India. Verrier Elwin (1902–64) was an anthropologist, poet,Gandhian, hedonist, Englishman and Indian. Savaging the Civilized reveals a many-sidedman, a friend of the elite who was at home with the impoverished and the destitute;a charismatic charmer of women who was comfortable with intellectuals such asArthur Koestler and Jawaharlal Nehru; an anthropologist who lived with and lovedthe tribes yet who wrote literary essays and monographs for the learned.
Savaging the Civilized is both biography and history, an exploration through Elwin’s life of some of the great debates of our times, such as the impact of economic development and cultural pluralism versus cultural homogeneity. For this new edition, Ramachandra Guha has updated the epilogue to take account of the growing influence of Naxalites in adivasi areas. He has also added a fresh introduction, stressing the relevance of Elwin’s life and work to current debates on Indian democracy and pluralism.
About Author
RAMACHANDRA GUHA was born and raised in the Himalayan foothills. He studied in Delhi and Kolkata, and has lived for many years in Bengaluru. His many books include a pioneering environmental history, The Unquiet Woods; a landmark history of his country, India after Gandhi; and an authoritative biography of Mahatma Gandhi, both volumes of which were chosen by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year. Having previously taught at Oslo, Stanford and the London School of Economics, he is currently Distinguished University Professor at Krea University. Guha's awards include the Leopold-Hidy Prize of the American Society of Environmental History, the Howard Milton Award of the British Society for Sports History, and the Fukuoka Prize for contributions to Asian culture. He is the recipient of an honorary doctorate in the humanities from Yale University.
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