{"product_id":"j-krishnamurti-educator-for-peace-paperback","title":"J. Krishnamurti: Educator for Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeenakshi Thapan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume provides an understanding of J. Krishnamurti's life and his views on the human predicament in a disintegrating world, marked by conflict, divisions, wars, and climate change. It also examines his educational thought and its enormous potential for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeenakshi Thapan \u003c\/b\u003eis a trustee of the Krishnamurti Foundation of India and currently the Director of the Rishi Valley Education Centre in rural Andhra Pradesh. She encountered Krishnamurti and his teachings very early in her life, and from then on, has had an ongoing engagement with his educational thought as well as institutions. She taught briefly at the Rishi Valley School and later conducted her doctoral field research within this school community, resulting in the publication of her first book, \u003ci\u003eLife at School: an ethnographic study \u003c\/i\u003e(1991, 2006, 2nd ed.). Subsequently, she has been a highly accomplished academician, based at the University of Delhi, and held the positions of Professor of Sociology and Director, Delhi School of Economics as well as Head of the D.S. Kothari Centre for Science, Ethics and Education, University of Delhi until her retirement in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Thapan has travelled widely, teaching, speaking, and contributing to university departments all over the world. She is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards, apart from being the author of numerous books, research papers, and articles in several prominent publications. The most recent are (ed.) \u003ci\u003eJ. Krishnamurti and Educational Practice: Social and Moral Vision for Inclusive Education \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), \u003ci\u003eEducation and Society: Themes, Perspectives, Practices \u003c\/i\u003e(ed.) (2015), \u003ci\u003eEthnographies of Schooling in Contemporary India \u003c\/i\u003e(ed.) (2014), and \u003ci\u003eContested Spaces: Citizenship and Belonging in Contemporary Times \u003c\/i\u003e(ed.) (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67958847897752,"sku":"9781032269702","price":62.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/XyW17WtyGl9781032269702.webp?v=1794282699","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/j-krishnamurti-educator-for-peace-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}