Bibliograph

Field notes on democracy, listening to grasshoppers, Arundhati Roy

Type

Label

Field notes on democracy, listening to grasshoppers, Arundhati Roy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Field notes on democracy

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographystandards specifications

Oclc number

646830522

Responsibility statement

Arundhati Roy

Sub title

listening to grasshoppers

Summary

With anger and compassion, Arundhati Roy's new book maps India's turbulent present and possible futures

Table Of Contents

Introduction : Democracy's Failing Light -- 1. Democracy : Who's She When She's at Home? -- 2. How Deep Shall We Dig? -- 3. "And His Life Should Become Extinct" : The Very Strange Story of the Attack on the Indian Parliament -- 4. Breaking the News -- 5. Custodial Confessions, the Media, and the Law -- 6. Baby Bush, Go Home -- 7. Animal Farm II : In Which George Bush Says What He Really Means -- 8. Scandal in the Palace -- 9. Listening to Grasshoppers : Genocide, Denial, and Celebration -- 10. Azadi -- 11. Nine Is Not Eleven (And November Isn't September) -- 12. Briefing

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