| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
lii, 850 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Area handbook series |
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DA pam ; 550-21 |
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Area handbook series.
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DA pam ; 550-21.
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| Note |
"Research completed September 1995." |
| Contents |
Antecedents. Harappan culture ; Vedic Aryans -- Kingdoms and empires. The Mauryan empire ; The Deccan and the South -- The classical age. Gupta and Harsha ; The southern rivals -- The Delhi sultanate. The coming of Islam ; Southern dynasties -- The Mughal era. The Mughals ; The Marathas ; The Sikhs ; The coming of the Europeans -- The British empire in India. Company rule, 1757-1857 ; The British Raj, 1858-1947 -- The independence movement. Origins of the Congress and the Muslim League ; War, reforms, and agitation ; Mahatma Gandhi ; Political impasse and independence -- Independent India. National integration ; Nehru's legacy ; The rise of Indira Gandhi ; Rajiv Gandhi -- Setting -- Geography. Principal regions ; Rivers ; Climate ; Earthquakes -- Population. Structure and dynamics ; Population projections ; Population and family planning policy -- Health. Health condition ; Health care -- Education. Administration and funding ; Primary and secondary education ; Colleges and universities ; Education and society -- The roots of Indian religion. The Vedas and polytheism ; Karma and liberation -- The monastic path. Jainism ; Buddhism ; The tradition of the enlightened master -- The worship of personal gods. Vishnu ; Shiva ; Brahma and the Hindu trinity ; The goddess ; Local deities -- The ceremonies of Hinduism. Domestic worship ; Life-cycle rituals ; Public worship -- Islam. Origins and tenets ; Islamic traditions in South Asia -- Sikhism. Early history and tenets ; Twentieth-century developments -- Other minority religions. Tribal religions ; Christianity ; Zoroastrianism ; Judaism -- Modern transformations -- Linguistic relations. Diversity, use, and policy ; Languages of India ; Hindi and English ; Linguistic states ; The social context of language -- Ethnic minorities. Tribes ; Descendants of foreign groups -- Regionalism. Telengana movement ; Jharkhand movement ; Uttarakhand ; Gorkhaland ; Ladakh ; The Northeast ; Outlook -- Themes in Indian society. Hierarchy ; Purity and pollution ; Social interdependence -- Family and kinship. Family ideals ; Variations in family structure ; Large kinship groups ; Family authority and harmony ; Veiling and the seclusion of women ; Life passages -- Caste and class. Varna, caste, and other divisions ; Intercaste relations ; Changes in the caste system ; Classes ; The fringes of society -- The village community. Settlement and structure ; Village unity and divisiveness -- Urban life. The growth of cities ; Urban inequities ; Cities as centers -- Future trends -- Structure of the economy. Independence to 1979 ; Growth since 1980 ; Liberalization in the early 1990s -- The role of government. Early policy developments ; Antipoverty programs ; Development planning -- Finance. Budget ; Fiscal administration ; Monetary process -- Foreign economic relations. Aid ; Trade ; Foreign-exchange system ; External debt -- Labor. Size and composition of the work force ; Labor relations -- Industry. Government policies ; Manufacturing ; Construction ; Energy ; Mining and quarrying -- Transportation. Railroads ; Rapid transit ; The road system ; Motor vehicles ; Ports, maritime transportation, and inland waterways ; Civil aviation -- Telecommunications. National policy ; Telephone ; Radio ; Television -- Tourism -- Science and technology. Origin and development ; Infrastructure and government role ; Resource allocation ; Major research organizations ; Prospects in science and technology -- Land use. Himalayas ; Indo-Gangetic Plain ; Peninsular India -- Land tenure. Landholding categories ; Land reform -- Economic development. Evolution of policy ; Development programs -- Production. Crop output ; The green revolution -- Livestock and poultry -- Forestry -- Fishing -- Agricultural credit -- Agricultural taxation -- Marketing, trade, and aid. Marketing and marketing services ; External trade ; External aid -- Impact of economic reforms on agriculture -- The constitutional framework. Fundamental rights ; Directive principles of state policy ; Group rights ; Emergency provisions and authoritarian powers -- The structure of government. The legislature ; The executive ; The judiciary ; Election commission ; State governments and territories ; Local government ; The civil service -- The political process. Elections ; Political parties ; Political issues ; Corruption and the anti-establishment vote -- The media. The press ; Broadcast media -- Foreign policy formulation. Role of the Prime Minister ; Ministry of External Affairs ; Other government organizations ; The role of political and interest groups -- Determinants of foreign relations. Historical legacy ; Security perceptions ; Nonalignment -- Overview of foreign relations. South Asia ; China ; Southeast Asia ; Middle East ; Central Asia ; Russia ; United States ; Britain, Australia, Canada, Western Europe, and Japan -- Participation in international organizations. United Nations ; Commonwealth of Nations ; Nonaligned Movement ; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation -- Post-colonial developments. Company armies ; The Indian military under the British Raj -- Postindependence developments. The national forces ; The experience of wars ; Peacekeeping operations -- National security structure. Civil-military relations ; Defense spending -- Organization and equipment of the armed forces. The army ; The navy ; The air force ; Recruitment and training ; Conditions of services ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignias ; Paramilitary and reserve forces ; Space and nuclear programs ; Intelligence services ; Military justice -- Public order and internal security. Military role expansion ; Civil liberties, human rights, and the armed forces ; Insurgent movements and external subversion -- Law enforcement. National-level agencies ; State and other police services -- The criminal justice system. Criminal law and procedure ; The penal system -- National security challenges. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-785) and index. |
| Form |
Also available on the Library of Congress Web site. |
| Subject |
India.
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| Added Author |
Heitzman, James, 1950-2008.
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Worden, Robert L.
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Library of Congress. Federal Research Division.
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| ISBN |
0844408336 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780844408330 hardcover alkaline paper |
| Gpo Item No. |
0327-J |
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0327-J (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 101.22:550-21/996 |
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