Roy, Arundhati
Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141044095
- author:
- Roy, Arundhati
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Geopolitics
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Arundhati Roy's essays examine the darker aspects of democracy in contemporary India, where religious majoritarianism and cultural nationalism simmer beneath the surface of a country that proudly proclaims itself the world's largest democracy.
The combination of Hindu Nationalism and India's Neo-liberal economic reforms has led to a police state, with systematic marginalization of religious and ethnic minorities, displacement and dispossession of the poor by corporations, and rising terrorism. This collection tracks the fault-lines that threaten India's precarious democracy and its impact on the region.
The essays cover key events such as the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, the August 2008 Kashmir uprising, and the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, offering a nuanced analysis of the complex issues at play in modern India.
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