The Country of First Boys is Amartya Sen's intellectual journey through the past and present to seek an understanding of India's history and the demands of its future. In this collection, Sen examines justice, identity, deprivation, inequalities, gender politics, education, the media, and the importance of getting your priorities right.
Intrigued by the questions of social justice and welfare, Amartya Sen argues, in this book, some of the vital issues-poverty, hunger, education, globalization, media and freedom of speech, injustice, inequality, exclusion, exploitation, etc. - we negotiate with in our day to day lives.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Foreword by Gopalkrishna Gandhi
- Editors' Preface
- Introduction by Amartya Sen
- 1.India Through Its Calendars
- 2. The Play's the Thing
- 3. The Smallness Thrust Upon Us
- 4. Hunger: Old Torments and New Blunders
- 5. Speaking of Freedom: Why Media Is Important for Economic Development
- 6. Sunlight and Other Fears: The Importance of School Education as a Source of Nourishment for Indian Children
- 7. Sharing the World: Interdependence and Global Justice
- 8. The Country of First Boys
- 9. Poverty, War and Peace
- 10. What Should Keep Us Awake at Night
- 11. What Difference Can Tagore Make?
- 12. A Wish a Day for a Week
- 13. On Nalanda University
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- About the Author
