books by Arundhati Roy     books:       For Reasons of State3 reviews Noam Chomsky Pantheon Books, 2003 A seminal work on Vietnam, anarchism, and human nature In 1973, Noam Chomsky released this collection of expanded articles and new material. This was his second political book, published at the height of Vietnam war protests. The book begins with an in-depth examination of the Pentagon Papers. This confidential history of US policy toward Vietnam was made public in the late 1960s, leading to a lawsuit by the US government against the New York Times ...             The Algebra of Infinite Justice1 review Arundhati Roy Flamingo, 2002 An Angel is She Though her writing may appeal primarily to left-wing intellectuals, this book is a person every individual should have on his or her bookshelf. Her longest essay in this book, The Greater Common Good, focuses on large dam construction, but covers many issues of philosophical interest. Why take away from one and give to another? A utilitarian could make the argument that we should strive for ...             The God of Small Things872 reviews Arundhati Roy HarperCollins Audio, 1997 A great read I can see why "The God of Small Things" won the booker prize. Roy's writing is simply brilliant and this is such an amazing story. I also loved this summer American Wife: A Novel and Michele Cozzens'It's Not Your Mother's Bridge Club             War Talk26 reviews Arundhati Roy South End Press, 2003 Urgent And Powerful "War Talk" is an urgent message to the world from one of the great activists of our time, India's Arundhati Roy. In this powerful collection of essays, Roy reflects on the state of the world in the "War On Terror" era and on the disastrous measures undertaken by the Indian government in regards to Muslims and other minorities. This book is a journey through the world as Roy sees it, experiences ...             War With No End2 reviews John Berger, Naomi Klein, ... Verso, 2007 War with No End It is a great and very easy book to read. I respect the Authors and what they have written.             The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile: Conversations with Arundhati Roy7 reviews Arundhati Roy, David Barsamian South End Press, 2004 globalizing dissent Originally titled "The Globalization of Dissent", "The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile" is a series of four interviews with author Arundhati Roy. The interviews, guided conversations, really, are conducted by radio producer David Barsaman. Roy is perhaps best known as the author of the Booker Prize winning novel "The God of Small Things", but she has also written three collections of essays ...             The Cost of Living18 reviews Arundhati Roy Random House of Canada, Limited, 1999 Powerful This is the first book by Roy that I read, and my favorite. In comparison to The God of Small Things, that's saying a lot. The first essay is the most powerful and clear explanation I have ever read anywhere about the failings of organisations such as the WTO; however, it is not only an attack on international financial institutions. It also discusses the abuses that occur on a national and ...             Power Politics11 reviews Arundhati Roy South End Press, 2000 I was almost brought to tears..... As someone who is admittedly and shamefully, completely ignorant about the current socio-political situation in India, I was nevertheless nearly moved to tears at the heroism of how so many displaced villagers gathered up the courage to protest the outrages of being forced to abandon their homes due to pointless and environmentally-harmful "big dams" I also felt great outrage over how unfairly ...             In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones: The Original Screenplay2 reviews Arundhati Roy Penguin India, 2003 Awesome movie, great script Having seen the movie many years ago and loved it, the script was bound to be a winner too. Its unpretentious, funny as hell, and very evocative of the quirkiness in any college atmosphere anywhere anytime (though it's set in the 70s in New Delhi's School of Planning & Architecture).             Come September (AK Press Audio)4 reviews Arundhati Roy AK Press, 2004 Succinct Narrative on Nationalim/Imperialism in the 20th Century This Audio CD is a charming introduction to those unfamiliar to Ms Roy like myself. I wish the audio cd was longer but I think it's a very powerful and intriguing listen for people who are interested in a provocative analysis of industrialized nations. The other thing which interested me was her thoughts on India and its current state of affairs and she touched upon them as well. Ms Roy speaks ...             Ahimsa. (At the well: resisting war, seeking peace).: An article from: The Other Side Arundhati Roy The Other Side, 2003 This digital document is an article from The Other Side, published by The Other Side on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 941 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Ahimsa. (At the well: resisting war, seeking peace). ...             India3 reviews Granta Books, 2000 Bleeding Heart Essays Tunku Vardarajan in the India today says, India: a Mosaic is a con job. The word "mosaic" suggests a variety in the book. Instead the book talks about "bleeding-hearted" essays. According to him, the articles in the book were published elsewhere and are "profoundly stale." From my reading of the book i found the book to be a "do not buy."             The greater common good3 reviews Arundhati Roy India Book Distributor (Bombay) Ltd, 1999 Different and excellent It is rare to find such a beautifull combination of prose and protest. The subject is the construction of dams on rivers in India and the effect they have on the people and enviroment. Sounds dry, i know, but Roy magically turns this into a touching living story. This is a very short book, but a very important one. It speaks about things far beyond it's obvious subject, showing the opression ...             How to Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism6 reviews New World Library, 2005 Marie Jones, BookIdeas.com book reviewer states: We live in dark and violent times. That is why a book like "Stop the Next War Now," edited by CodePink founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans, is such an important tool in promoting peace, hope and the belief that a small group of individuals really can change the world...for the better. This amazing and empowering book is a collection of essays by some of the leading female experts, ...             13 December, a Reader: The Strange Case of the Attack on the Indian Parliament Penguin Books India, 2006             An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire18 reviews Arundhati Roy South End Press, 2004 Imperial mix democracy Arundhati Roy's book "An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire" is a collection of essays and speeches compiled into a book. While some people may be disappointed in the format and the repetition of some information, that does not detract from her brilliance as one of the most prolific writers of our time. Roy speaks from the heart with justice in mind, and her incisive and witty commentary is devoid ...             New Nukes: India, Pakistan and Global Nuclear Disarmament (Voices & Visions)5 reviews Praful Bidwai, Achin Vanaik Interlink Publishing Group, 2000 an exellent historical view of todays biggest problem This book hits hard. While some of us anti-nuclear activists can rationalize that we have done something for the world, these two writers stir within me a feeling of back-burner status. This book is a call to action, to re-kindle the fires that drove so many europeans, asians, south africans, americans (north and south), and others into the emotional fanatacism that the anti-nuke movement so ...              search for books algebra, article, arundhati, checkbook, common, conversations, december, disarmament, effective, greater, infinite, justice, missile, nuclear, ordinary, original, pakistan, parliament, politics, reasons, resisting, responses, screenplay, seeking, september, strange, terrorism, violence, visions, voices books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: William Matteuzzi - Rossini Opera Concert leave a comment home  impressum - about us