Liberal perspectives for South Asia
Liberal Perspectives for South Asia discusses the essentials of the liberal philosophy, while also indicating how appropriate it is in the South Asian context. In the past, the subcontinent was renowned for the skill with which it took up the dominant ideologies of the west and articulated them for the Asian context. In the post-colonial period, the only dominant ideology that was sidetracked by all political parties was liberalism, the ideology that promoted freedom of the individual. The idea…
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- Full title :Liberal perspectives for South Asia / edited by Rajiva Wijesinha.
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Liberal Perspectives for South Asia discusses the essentials of the liberal philosophy, while also indicating how appropriate it is in the South Asian context. In the past, the subcontinent was renowned for the skill with which it took up the dominant ideologies of the west and articulated them for the Asian context. In the post-colonial period, the only dominant ideology that was sidetracked by all political parties was liberalism, the ideology that promoted freedom of the individual. The idea of a book about the need for liberalism in the subcontinent was the brainchild of Chanaka Amaratunga, who set up the first avowedly Liberal Party in Sri Lanka.
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- Publication Date:2009
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Foundation Books
- Place of Publication:New Delhi
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xix, 236 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9788175968516, 8175968516, 9788175966628, 8175966629
- oclc:ocn967597245
- LC Classification:JC574.2.S64
- Dewey Decimal:320.51095
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