{"product_id":"the-present-colonizes-the-past-romila-thapar-9781803096612","title":"The Present Colonizes the Past: The Future Forsaken?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort, rigorous intervention on history-writing in public life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does the present reshape what a society chooses to remember as its past? Recent interpretations of India's history have replaced careful inquiry with narratives that mirror contemporary anxieties and ambitions, sidelining the evidence, debate, and plurality that once characterized India's long intellectual tradition. At stake is a shift from understanding history as a method to treating it as a tool of identity and authority. In \u003ci\u003eThe Present Colonizes the Past, \u003c\/i\u003e Romila Thapar asks: How have cultural and religious identities evolved through interaction rather than isolation? How have dissent and accommodation shaped social change? How have education and public discourse influenced what is accepted as knowledge? And, most urgently, how might weakened institutions and selective pasts redefine our heritage and citizenship?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Romila Thapar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803096616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803096612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.86h x 4.10w x 0.25d","brand":"Romila Thapar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148784541951,"sku":"9781803096612","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-present-colonizes-the-past-romila-thapar-9781803096612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}