Download or read book Traditions, Tyranny, and Utopias written by Ashis Nandy and published by Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays present an outsider's view of Western norms of progress, rationality, and maturity, and offer an alternate perspective on oppression in modern times. Nandy stresses the importance of considering the world views held by "non-modern" cultures in formulating a more humane and less technologically preoccupied vision of progress.