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Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India

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Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India - Nanda, Meera
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The leading voices in science studies have argued that modern science reflects dominant social interests of Western society. Following this logic, postmodern scholars have urged postcolonial societies to develop their own "alternative sciences" as a step towards "mental decolonization". These ideas have found a warm welcome among Hindu nationalists who came to power in India in the early 1990s. In this passionate and highly original study, Indian-born author Meera Nanda reveals how these well-meaning but ultimately ...

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Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India 2003, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ

ISBN-13: 9780813533582

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