{"product_id":"present-colonizes-the-past","title":"Present Colonizes the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort, rigorous intervention on history-writing in public life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does the present reshape what a society chooses to remember as its past? Recent interpretations of India's history have replaced careful inquiry with narratives that mirror contemporary anxieties and ambitions, sidelining the evidence, debate, and plurality that once characterized India’s long intellectual tradition. At stake is a shift from understanding history as a method to treating it as a tool of identity and authority. In \u003ci\u003eThe Present Colonizes the Past,\u003c\/i\u003e Romila Thapar asks: How have cultural and religious identities evolved through interaction rather than isolation? How have dissent and accommodation shaped social change? How have education and public discourse influenced what is accepted as knowledge? And, most urgently, how might weakened institutions and selective pasts redefine our heritage and citizenship?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books London Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57298045632856,"sku":"9781803096612","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781803096612_bf4e1ba7-41c6-49c6-99ad-683f090ffdd7.jpg?v=1778917555","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/present-colonizes-the-past","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}