Understanding Contemporary India (Understanding: Introductions to the States & Regions of the Contemporary World) - Hardcover

DeVotta, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555879829 ISBN 13: 9781555879822

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, 2002

Synopsis

An interdisciplinary work designed for use both as a core text for "Introduction to India" and "Introduction to South Asia" courses and as a supplement in a variety of discipline-oriented curriculums. The text seeks to offer an introduction to India as a whole. The 13 authors address a range of crucial issues facing India as it moves into the 21st century: there are chapters on history, politics, economics, international relations, the status of women, religion, caste, population growth and the environment, and the arts and popular culture. Each chapter provides description and analysis, along with suggestions for further reading. Maps and photographs enhance the text.

About this title

About the Author

Sumit Ganguly is professor of Asian studies and government at the University of Texas at Austin. Neil DeVotta is visiting assistant professor at James Madison College, Michigan State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555879829
• ISBN 13: 9781555879822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Ganguly Sumit, DeVotta Neil