India - The Rise of an Asian Giant: The Rise of an Asian Giant - Hardcover

Rothermund, Dietmar

 
9780300113099: India - The Rise of an Asian Giant: The Rise of an Asian Giant
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300113099 ISBN 13: 9780300113099
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

With growing economic might, new political influence, and changing social dynamics, India has emerged as a major world power in the twenty-first century. This book charts the important features of India's development since its independence in 1947, assessing those forces that have contributed to the nation's growth as well as those that have impeded it. Through the lens of India's past, Dietmar Rothermund offers a new perspective on India today and a fascinating look into the nation's future. The author explores the diverse roots of India's economic robustness, from agriculture to the export boom. He looks closely at the country's democratic system, nuclear decisions, and alliance with the U.S. against terror. In his review of social changes, Rothermund discusses the institution of caste, the rise of a new middle class, the persistence of poverty, the media and Bollywood, and the significance of the global diaspora of twenty million Indians. In sum, he offers an impressive profile of India, an Asian giant whose role in the world's future will surely be unique and important.

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Dietmar Rothermund is professor emeritus of South Asian history, University of Heidelberg, Germany. He is author of many works on Asian history, including A History of India (with H. Kulke), now in its fourth edition.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300113099
ISBN 13 
9780300113099
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
320
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