{"product_id":"the-disobedient-indian-ramin-jahanbegloo-9789388070348","title":"The Disobedient Indian: Towards a Gandhian Philosophy of Dissent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'[This] book succeeds in making us see the poetics of disobedience in the utterly illiberal prosaic ethos of our times, in the light of giving Gandhi a new radical and transformative significance.' --Ashok Vajpeyi, from the Foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this original and timely book, Ramin Jahanbegloo, one of the world's leading political philosophers, engages with the most pressing question facing all of us today: is it not our duty, as free and autonomous citizens of democracy, to question and speak out against all authority? Should we not take back the power from self-interested political actors in the true spirit of Gandhi, for whom Swaraj was more than mere freedom from oppression?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe core idea of Gandhi's philosophy of resistance, Jahanbegloo argues, is his unshakeable conviction that it is no longer possible to organize political action without disobedience. Democracy, to be worthy of obedience, he says, must be structured so that every citizen can question and disobey unjust laws and institutions. This is what Mahatma Gandhi still tells us, more forcefully than any other thinker of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Disobedient Indian \u003c\/em\u003eis a compellingly argued, persuasive handbook about the history, philosophy and necessity of disobedience. It is a vital tract for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramin Jahanbegloo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9388070348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789388070348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.38d","brand":"Ramin Jahanbegloo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241757126911,"sku":"9789388070348","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0900c5f-023c-415a-82ab-5113afbc0a8a.jpg?v=1772655791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-disobedient-indian-ramin-jahanbegloo-9789388070348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}