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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Main Authors: Hill, Douglas (Author) , Cohen, Benjamin B. (Author) , Sridharan, Eswaran (Author) , Mukherji, Rahul (Author) , Zarhani, Seyed Hossein (Author) , Jaffrelot, Christophe (Author) , Bauman, Chad M. (Author) , Embree, Ainslie T. (Author) , Trivedi, Lisa (Author) , Alley, Kelly D. (Author)
Other Authors: DeVotta, Neil (Editor) , Ganguly, Sumit (Editor)
Format: Edited Volume
Language:English
Published: Boulder London Lynne Rienner Publishers 2021
Edition:Third edition
Series:Understanding: Introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world
Volumes / Articles: Show Volumes / Articles.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz1753313120inh.htm
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Author Notes:edited by Neil DeVotta and Sumit Ganguly
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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:9781626379404