In spite of the gods
Subtitle: the strange rise of modern India
By: Edward Luce
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780316729819
Subjects: Economic policy; Economische situatie; Civilization; Economic conditions; Sociale verandering
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Global and medieval : India's schizophrenic economy; title: The Burra Sahibs : the long tentacles of India's state; title: Battles of the righteous : the rise of India's lower castes; title: The imaginary horse : the continuing threat of Hindu nationalism; title: Long live the sycophants! : The Congress Party's continuing love affairs with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty; title: Many crescents : South Asia's divided Muslims; title: A triangular dance : why India's relations with the United States and China will shape the world in the twenty-first century; title: New India, old India : the many-layered character of Indian modernity; title: Hers to lose : India's huge opportunities and challenges in the twenty-first century.