Another Reason: Science and the Imagination of Modern India
By: Gyan Prakash
3.73
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Another Reason is a bold and innovative study of the intimate relationship between science, colonia…
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2. Orientalism
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4.12
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"Toda época y toda sociedad recrea sus «otros»."-None, Orientalism
"الإستشرق في جوهره مذهب سياسي فُرِضَ فَرْضاً على الشرق لأن الشرق كان أضعف من الغرب، وإنه تجاهل اختلاف الشرق الراجع إلى ضعفه."-None, Orientalism
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"إن مناقشات الشرق كانت تتسم بالغياب الكامل للشرق، لكن المرء يحس بأن المستشرق ومايقوله حاضران، ومع ذلك فيجب ألا ننسى أن الذي يمكِّن المستشرق من الحضور هو الغياب الفعلي للشرق."-None, Orientalism
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4. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
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14. Another Reason: Science and the Imagination of Modern India
By: Gyan Prakash
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Format: 344 pages, Paperback
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