In spite of the gods : the strange rise of modern India /
by Luce, Edward.
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BookPublisher: New York : Doubleday, c2007Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 383 p. : ill., (some col.), map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0385514743.Subject(s): India -- Economic conditions | India -- CivilizationOnline resources: Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Sample text
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Summary: An introduction to modern India, discussing the extremes that exist in income levels and educational opportunities, the largely successful democratic government, the country's future as the world's third largest economy, and attempts to balance tradition with modernization.
Global and medieval : India's schizophrenic economy -- The Burra Sahibs : the long tentacles of India's state -- Battles of the righteous : the rise of India's lower castes -- The imaginary horse : the continuing threat of Hindu nationalism -- Long live the sycophants! : The Congress Party's continuing love affair with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty -- Many crescents : South Asia's divided Muslims -- A triangular dance : why India's relations with the United States and China will shape the world in the twenty-first century -- New India, old India : the many-layered character of Indian modernity -- Hers to lose : India's huge opportunities and challenges in the twenty-first century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Global and medieval : India's schizophrenic economy -- The Burra Sahibs : the long tentacles of India's state -- Battles of the righteous : the rise of India's lower castes -- The imaginary horse : the continuing threat of Hindu nationalism -- Long live the sycophants! : The Congress Party's continuing love affair with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty -- Many crescents : South Asia's divided Muslims -- A triangular dance : why India's relations with the United States and China will shape the world in the twenty-first century -- New India, old India : the many-layered character of Indian modernity -- Hers to lose : India's huge opportunities and challenges in the twenty-first century.
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An introduction to modern India, discussing the extremes that exist in income levels and educational opportunities, the largely successful democratic government, the country's future as the world's third largest economy, and attempts to balance tradition with modernization.
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