{"product_id":"political-theory-and-south-asian-maidul-islam-9781032048543","title":"Political Theory and South Asian Counter-Narratives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book evaluates the promise of human progress and secularism in grand political narratives of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, comparing counter-narratives of South Asia within the context of a fast-changing twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book embraces a broad range of sources and theoretical approaches that include political philosophy, film, and ideological discourse analysis. In the twenty-first century, global inequality and significant growth of religious and majoritarian nationalisms have been appended with a protracted economic slowdown and recession in many countries. Examining what went wrong in terms of secularism and distributive justice in India, this book critiques the Euro-American visions of democracy, global capitalism, and their so-called universality. As an alternative, it proposes a progressive politics of radical democracy for the Indian people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReconsidering alternatives to capitalism, western secularism and the radical possibilities of Islamism, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Theory and South Asian Counter-Narratives \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to students and scholars of political theory, international relations, global history, and South Asian politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maidul Islam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032048549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032048543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Maidul Islam","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087483384063,"sku":"9781032048543","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60281d09-e649-422c-8739-b73736738083.jpg?v=1769100327","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-theory-and-south-asian-maidul-islam-9781032048543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}