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Vishnu's crowded temple [[electronic resource] ] : India since the Great Rebellion / / Maria Misra



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Autore: Misra Maria Visualizza persona
Titolo: Vishnu's crowded temple [[electronic resource] ] : India since the Great Rebellion / / Maria Misra Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (586 p.)
Disciplina: 954.03/5
Soggetto geografico: India History British occupation, 1765-1947
India History 1947-
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Originally published: London ; New York : Allen Lane, 2007.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 456-494) and index.
Sommario/riassunto: As it enters its sixtieth year of independence, India stands on the threshold of superpower status. Yet India is strikingly different from all other global colossi. While it is the world's most populous democracy and enjoys the benefits of its internationally competitive high-tech and software industries, India also contends with extremes of poverty, inequality, and political and religious violence.  This accessible and vividly written book presents a new interpretation of India's history, focusing particular attention on the impact of British imperialism on Independent India. Maria Misra begins with the rebellion against the British in 1857 and tracks the country's advance to the present day. India's extremes persist, the author argues, because its politics rest upon a peculiar foundation in which traditional ideas of hierarchy, difference, and privilege coexist to a remarkable degree with modern notions of equality and democracy. The challenge of India's leaders today, as in the last sixty years, is to weave together the disparate threads of the nation's ancient culture, colonial legacy, and modern experience.
Titolo autorizzato: Vishnu's crowded temple  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-08948-X
0-300-13721-4
9786612089480
1-282-35344-6
9786612353444
0-300-14523-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456119903321
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