On Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:42:58 -0400 // ravi <ravi at platosbeard.org> writes:
> On Jun 5, 2011, at 8:45 PM, MICHAEL YATES wrote:
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> > I made a foolish error. Our book, The God Market, is by Meera
> Nanda not Vandana Shiva. I am sorry about this.
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> Oh crap, what a monumental error. I had thought the Sokal/Dawkins
> circus had left town, but I guess Nanda is still pulling in the
> "long tail". :-( No hate on your publishing house. Good luck with
> the book.
Meera Nanda has been noted for her critiques of postmodern thought, which within the Indian context she sees as having given intellectual credibility to Hindu fundamentalism. Hence, while pomo was originally introducted into India by leftist intellectuals, it was ultimately the right-wing that benefited since pomo arguments could be used, and were so used, to provide an updated apologetics for Hindu fundamentalism.
Jim Farmelant http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant www.foxymath.com Learn or Review Basic Math
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