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India briefing : quickening the pace of change / Alyssa Ayres and Philip Oldenburg, editors.
Van Pelt Library DS480.853 .I447 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India--Social conditions--1947-.
- India.
- Social conditions.
- India--Economic conditions--1947-.
- Economic conditions.
- India--Politics and government--1977-.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 299 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Quickening the pace of change
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2002]
- Summary:
- Since 1998, India has held two national elections, begun the second phase of economic reforms, achieved new intellectual and literary prominence, and opened itself to a new spirit of Indo-U.S. cooperation. This edition of India Briefing covers these most recent political, economic, social and cultural developments from 1998 through the end of 2000.
- Contents:
- Map of South Asia xi
- Politics in India's Decentered Polity / John Echeverri-Gent 19
- The Indian Economy: Pushing Ahead and Pulling Apart / Joydeep Mukherji 55
- From Bangalore to Silicon Valley and Back: How the Indian Diaspora in the United States Is Changing India / Sadanand Dhume 91
- The Subordinate Caste Revolution / Christophe Jaffrelot 121
- The Challenges of India's Health and Health Care Transitions / Mark Nichter, David Van Sickle 159
- Representing India: Indian Literature on the World Stage / Alok Rai 197
- 1998-2000: A Chronology / Bandita Sijapati 229.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 076560812X
- 0765608138
- OCLC:
- 48884495
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