Contemporary India: The Basics: The Basics

ISBN-13: 9780415841566 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 208 str.

Rekha Datta

Opis

Contemporary India: The Basics provides readers with a clear and accessible guide through the richness, diversity and complexity of 21^st Century India. The book explores the political, social, cultural and economic landscape of India and addresses key questions such as:

• How has India risen to be a major economic power?
• What role does sectarianism play in the world's largest democracy?
• How do caste and gender affect the structure of Indian society?
• What is the domestic and international impact of Bollywood?

Featuring maps, a glossary and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal introduction to India for those are new to the study of this most fascinating and complex of countries.

O autorze

Rekha Datta is Professor of Political Science at Monmouth University in New Jersey, USA. She is a Fulbright U.S. Scholar, the recipient of a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award in Teaching and Research.