false 10310 4 <div><div><div>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. <i>The Argumentative Indian </i>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, <i>Financial Times,</i> U.K.).</div></div></div> 13029 2005 The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity total:293|5:58|4:120|3:88|2:20|1:7| 293 1081 586 39 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:52:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:56:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 02:32:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 22:48:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 05:05:41 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 01:58:03 -0700 2008 The Argumentative Indian is neither easy nor fun to read. The first three pages of every chapter and sub-chapter are essentially wordy justifications of why the topic is deserving of discussion in the first place.

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