India / Stanley Wolpert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolpert, Stanley, 1927-2019, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

India--History.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.) : 2 figs., 1 map

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [2009]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This new edition brings Stanley Wolpert's brilliantly succinct and accessible introduction to India completely up to date for a new generation of readers, travelers, and students. In crisp detail, Wolpert gives a panoramic overview of the continent on which the world's most fascinating ancient civilization gave birth to one of its most complex modern democratic nations. India now includes new sections on the country's current global economic development, the recent national elections, and on its international relations, including those with Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, and the United States, India's new strategic global partner. This new edition brings Stanley Wolpert's brilliantly succinct and accessible introduction to India completely up to date for a new generation of readers, travelers, and students. In crisp detail, Wolpert gives a panoramic overview of the continent on whi

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE 2009 EDITION

ONE. The Environment

TWO. Historical Prologue

THREE. Religion and Philosophy

FOUR. Society

FIVE. Arts and Sciences

SIX. Polity and Foreign Policy

NOTES

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520343160

0520343166

OCLC:

1224278637