Understanding Contemporary India / / ed. by Neil DeVotta.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Adams, John,; Cohen, Benjamin,; DeVotta, Neil,; Dutt, Ashok K,; Embree, Ainslie T.,; Jaffrelot, Christophe,; Kirk, Jason A.,; Lal, Ananda,; Sharma, Shalendra D.,; Sims, Holly,; Trivedi, Lisa,
• HerausgeberIn: DeVotta, Neil,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (341 p.)

Sheds light on the paradoxical nature of the world’s largest and most diverse democracy.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 India: A Geographic Preface
• 3 The Historical Context
• 4 Indian Politics
• 5 International Relations
• 6 India’s Economy
• 7 Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
• 8 Women in India
• 9 Religion
• 10 The Politics of Caste
• 11 The Arts
• 12 Trends and Prospects
• Glossary
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book