Understanding contemporary India

Introducing India -- A geographic preface -- The historical context -- The political system -- Economies and development -- International relations -- The politics of caste -- Religion -- The status of women -- Population, urbanization, and environmental challenges -- Looking ahead.

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Authors: Hill, Douglas (Author) ; Cohen, Benjamin B. (Author) ; Sridharan, Eswaran 1956- (Author) ; Mukherji, Rahul 1967- (Author) ; Zarhani, Seyed Hossein (Author) ; Jaffrelot, Christophe 1964- (Author) ; Bauman, Chad M. (Author) ; Embree, Ainslie T. 1921-2017 (Author) ; Trivedi, Lisa (Author) ; Alley, Kelly D. 1961- (Author)
Contributors: DeVotta, Neil (Editor) ; Ganguly, Sumit 1954- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Boulder London Lynne Rienner Publishers 2021
In:Year: 2021
Edition:Third edition
Series/Journal:Understanding: Introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Regional studies
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B India Civilization 1947-
B India Social conditions 1947-
B India Politics and government 1947-
B India History 1947-
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Summary:Introducing India -- A geographic preface -- The historical context -- The political system -- Economies and development -- International relations -- The politics of caste -- Religion -- The status of women -- Population, urbanization, and environmental challenges -- Looking ahead.
"Sheds light on the paradoxical nature of the world's largest and most diverse democracy"--
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Literaturhinweise Seite 293-315
Register Seite 319-334
"This third edition likewise includes six new chapters." (Preface, S. xv)
ISBN:1626379408