Bibliograph

India, a portrait, Patrick French

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Label

India, a portrait, Patrick French

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-377) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

India

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

676726642

Responsibility statement

Patrick French

Sub title

a portrait

Summary

Second only to China in the magnitude of its economic miracle and second to none in its potential to shape the new century, India is fast undergoing one of the most momentous transformations the world has ever seen. In this panoramic book, Patrick French chronicles that epic change, telling human stories to explain a larger national narrative. Melding on-the-ground reports with a deep knowledge of history, French exposes the cultural foundations of India's political, economic and social complexities. He reveals how a nation identified with some of the most wretched poverty on earth has simultaneously developed an envied culture of entrepreneurship. Even more remarkably, he shows how, despite the ancient and persistent traditions of caste, as well as a mind-boggling number of ethnicities and languages, India has nevertheless managed to cohere, evolving into the world's largest democracy, largely fulfilling Jawaharlal Nehru's dream of a secular liberal order.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Rashtra: nation. Accelerated history -- There will be blood -- The centrifuge -- Family politics -- pt. 2. Lakshmi: wealth. -- The visions of John Maynard Keynes -- A dismal prospect -- Falcon 900 -- A quarry near Mysore -- pt. 3. Samaj: society. The outcastes' revenge -- 4ever -- Solace of religion -- Only in India

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