In spite of the gods : the strange rise of modern India
India remains a mystery to many Americans, even as it is poised to become the world?s third largest economy within a generation, outstripping Japan. It will surpass China in population by 2032 and will have more English speakers than the United States by 2050. In In Spite of the Gods, Edward Luce, a...
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New York:
Abacus,
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed.. |
Table of Contents:
- 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 affairs 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 21st century
- New India, old India : the many-layered character of Indian modernity
- Hers to lose : India's huge opportunities and challenges in the 21st century.