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100 1 _aRoy, Arundhati.
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245 1 0 _aListening to grasshoppers :
_bfield notes on democracy /
_cArundhati Roy.
246 _aListening to grasshoppers
246 _aField notes on democracy : listening to grasshoppers
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bHamish Hamilton an imprint of Penguin Books,
_cc2009.
300 _axxxvii, 256 p. : ;
_c21 cm. :
_bmap ;.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-238) and index.
520 _aWith special reference to various topics related to anti-democratic issue of communalism, division between Muslims and Hindus, state sponsored terrorism, terrorist attacks, and emergence of Hindutva in India; articles previously published in several journals and books. Combining fierce conviction, deft political analysis, and beautiful writing, this collection of essays by the Booker Prize-winning author of "The God of Small Things" examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India.
650 1 4 _aCommunalism
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650 1 4 _aHindus
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650 4 _aMuslims
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650 4 _aTerrorism
_zIndia.
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650 4 _aDemocracy
_zIndia.
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