Background
Embree, Ainslie Thomas was born on January 1, 1921 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Came to United States, 1958, naturalized, 1965. Son of Ira Thomas and Margaret (Langley) Embree.
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This compact, incisive study by a senior scholar provides a new look at two issues which have polarized India over the last decades: religion and nationalism. Embree shows how the relatively modern Western notions of religion and nationalism have been thrust on the Third World and examines how Hindu civilization has resisted such cultural incursions. He argues that the tension generated by competing visions of the just society has been the determining factor in the social and political life of India during this century, showing how the political aspects of religion and the ideological character of nationalism has led inexorably and unfortunately to conflict. Further, the author asserts that in India, as elsewhere in the world at the end of the twentieth century, religions have legitimized violence as people struggle for what they regard as their just claims upon the future. As examples of the tension around religion and nationalism, he examines in detail two recent, explosive cases—one involving Muslim-Hindu communal encounters, the other, the separatist movement of Sikhs. Utopias In Conflict gracefully and elegantly illuminates current issues in South Asian politics and contributes considerably to the broader discussion of fundamentalism and religious violence in the Third World. Thought-provoking and searching, this work should interest anyone concerned about fundamentalism, the problems of national integration, and politics and religion in the Third World.
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(In this illuminating collection of essays, Ainslee Embree...)
In this illuminating collection of essays, Ainslee Embree examines the impact of foreign perceptions of India on both the foreigners and the people of India. Studying the complex interplay of indigenous Indian culture with Islamic and western civilizations, he argues that civilization is not a fixed residue handed down from the past, but rather an enduring structure with adaptive mechanisms that permit it to be both a historically determined and continuously creative force. An incisive study by one of North America's leading historians, Imagining India will be of interest to historians of modern India, political scientists, and anyone with an interest in contemporary Indian life.
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Embree, Ainslie Thomas was born on January 1, 1921 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Came to United States, 1958, naturalized, 1965. Son of Ira Thomas and Margaret (Langley) Embree.
Bachelor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1941. Bachelor's Degree, Pine Hill Theological Seminary, Halifax, 1946. Master of Arts, Union Theological Seminary, 1947.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1960. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Columbia University, 2009.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Juniata College, 1982.
Professor history Indore (India) Christian College, 1948-1958. Assistant professor, associate professor history Columbia University, 1958-1969, professor, 1972-1991, professor emeritus, 1991. Associate dean School International Affairs, 1972-1978, chairman, 1982-1985, acting dean, 1989-1990.
Professor Duke University, 1969-1972. Counsellor for cultural affairs American Embassy, New Delhi, 1978-1980, consultant, 1994-1995. Visiting distinguished professor Brown University, 1996-1997, visiting professor School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2002-2004.
With Royal Canadian Air Force, 1942-1945.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Council Foreign Relations, Association Asian Studies (president 1982-1983), American History Association, American Institute Indian Studies (president 1970-1973), Cosmos Club.
Married Suzanne Helene Harpole, May 24, 1947. Children: Ralph Thomas, Margaret Louise.