Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xiv, 392 pages : map ; 25 cm |
Contents |
1. A Myth and an Idea -- 2. Two Assassinations and a Funeral: The Death of a Dynasty -- 3. Unity, Diversity, and Other Contradictions: From the Milk Miracle to the Malayali Miracle -- 4. Scheduled Castes, Unscheduled Change -- 5. Of Indians and Other Minorities -- 6. NRIs: "Never Relinquished India" or "Not Really Indian"? -- 7. The Hindu Rate of Growth, and Other Agnostic Legacies -- 8. "Better Fed Than Free": The Emergency and Other Urgencies -- 9. India at Forty-nine: Notes Toward an Impression of Indian Society and Culture Today -- 10. A Future Without Shock. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Subject |
India -- Civilization -- 1947-
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India -- History -- 1947-
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India -- Politics and government -- 1947-
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ISBN |
1559703849 |
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