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Understanding Contemporary India.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Devotta, Neil.
- Series:
- Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India--History--1947-.
- India.
- India--Civilization--1947-.
- India--Politics and government--1947-.
- India--Social conditions--1947-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 pages)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2021.
- Summary:
- Even stronger than its outstanding predecessor, the third edition of Understanding Contemporary India provides context for and evaluates more than a decade of challenges and changes in India. Entirely new chapters on geography, politics, the economy, international relations, religion, and environmental challenges, along with updated material throughout (including the impact of the novel coronavirus), result in an indispensable volume that describes and analyzes the paradoxical nature of the world's largest and most diverse democracy.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781955055055
- 195505505X
- OCLC:
- 1259282694
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