{"product_id":"b-r-ambedkar-the-man-who-gave-hope-to-indias-dispossessed-9781526173584","title":"B. R. Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India's Dispossessed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the countryâ (TM)s most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based discrimination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmbedkar was born into a Dalit caste (the so-called â ~untouchablesâ (TM)), but his academic brilliance saw him study at Columbia University and London School of Economics. As a politician, he fought to overturn centuries of discrimination and promoted liberal constitutionalism in a traditionally illiberal society. He did more than anyone to articulate a cogent and enduring case for the principles of democracy in a country emerging from imperial rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is also a reminder of how far the practice of politics has strayed from the high standards Ambedkar set â \" of intellectual distinction, policy positions animated by serious scholarship, the infusion of moral values and the upholding of democracy for the many, not just the privileged few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526173584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248","brand":"Shashi Tharoor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862763901109,"sku":"9781526173584","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c6e1b3ea-6521-470b-86df-5bf82214c1b6.jpg?v=1683670443","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/b-r-ambedkar-the-man-who-gave-hope-to-indias-dispossessed-9781526173584","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}