The End of Imagination Paperback – September 6, 2016

I was paricularly impressed by Ms Roy's analysis of the politics, economics and environmental consequences of dam construction.

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This compendium brings together five of Roy’s books. She's an electrifying polemicist. In these essays and speeches, she marshals her facts like an academic but writes like the novelist she is – fluent, clear and lively.Several of these essays are already classics. “The Loneliness of Noam Chomsky,” written as an introduction to Chomsky’s 2003 book For Reasons of State, has lost none of its power from being extracted from its intended home. “Peace is War,” a short deconstruction of the media’s complicity in defrauding the public, is worthy of its Orwellian title.Whether on Indian or international themes, the essays possess a style and relentlessness that make them essential reading even as you tear your hair out at the injustices they describe. Much of the work in the collection comes from the era of Bush Jr., yet seems even more prescient and timely today.

Educational but repetitive. This is a collection of essays and lectures so often Roy repeats what she has to say for different audiences. However, she challenges us to imagine a better world.

As always, she is fantastic in her analysis of social injustice and the lack of honesty and fairness in decisions made by people in positions of power. This book is predominantly about these situations in India but the thought processes and principles are certainly transferable to the wider world. For me the language is slightly challenging (i.e., I have to look up a few words!) but it is beautifully written and flows with an obvious passion. I shall continue to search out Roy's work.

An excellent and well argued book.