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Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers

3.9/5 ( ratings)

"Gorgeously wrought . . . pitch-perfect prose. . . . In language of terrible beauty, she takes India's everyday tragedies and reminds us to be outraged all over again."written in response to new developments in India that have seen the government launch a full scale war, "Operation Green Hunt," against the tribal community of Naxals defending their land in central India), and a previously unpublished essay also dealing with the government's response to the tribals' demands for greater land rights. Arundhati Roy's writings on the Naxals and her public support for their cause have led to a government investigation and threats of imprisonment, engendering worldwide petitions and outcry in her defense.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada

Release: May 06, 2022

ISBN: 0241144620

ISBN 13: 9780241144626

Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers

3.9/5 ( ratings)

"Gorgeously wrought . . . pitch-perfect prose. . . . In language of terrible beauty, she takes India's everyday tragedies and reminds us to be outraged all over again."written in response to new developments in India that have seen the government launch a full scale war, "Operation Green Hunt," against the tribal community of Naxals defending their land in central India), and a previously unpublished essay also dealing with the government's response to the tribals' demands for greater land rights. Arundhati Roy's writings on the Naxals and her public support for their cause have led to a government investigation and threats of imprisonment, engendering worldwide petitions and outcry in her defense.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada

Release: May 06, 2022

ISBN: 0241144620

ISBN 13: 9780241144626

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