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I do, however, take some comfort in the democratic diversity and prominence of Gandhian environmentalism in India. It has the potential to become a locally bred expression of dialogical transcendence in our times.
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Life After Growth: How the global economy really works - and why 200 years of growth are over
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The calls for ‘de-growth’ (Assadourian, 2012), post-growth economics (Post Growth Institute, 2015), prosperity without growth (Jackson, 2011), and a ‘steady state economy’ (Daly, 2009) have become louder and have found a much wider audience in recent years.
Daniel Wahl • Designing Regenerative Cultures
Genealogia da Ferocidade: Ensaio sobre Grande Sertão: Veredas, de Guimarães Rosa (Portuguese Edition)
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In modern Asia, the mainstream obsession with pursuing the goal of controlling and manipulating nature has not provided us with too many helpful examples of efforts to realize alternative goals.
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
"This Constitution...Shall Be the Supreme Law of the Land": The Constitution of the United States as handed down by the Founding Fathers as a legacy is in decline.
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I keenly hope that the wise administrators in Singapore will continue their commitment to the humanities and social sciences.