Author: Dilip Hiro
Publisher: New Press, The
ISBN: 1620971410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Nearly four decades ago, Dilip Hiro’s Inside India Today, banned by Indira Gandhi’s government, was acclaimed by The Guardian as simply “the best book on India.” Now Hiro returns to his native country to chronicle the impact of the dramatic economic liberalization that began in 1991, which ushered India into the era of globalization. Hiro describes how India has been reengineered not only in its economy but also in its politics and cultural mores. Places such as Gurgaon and Noida on the outskirts of Delhi have been transformed from nondescript towns into forests of expensive high-rise residential and commercial properties. Businessmen in Bollywood movies, once portrayed as villains, are now often the heroes. The marginal, right-wing Hindu militants of the past now rule the nominally secular nation, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their avatar, one whose electoral victory was funded by big business. Hiro provides a gripping account of the role played by Indians who have settled in the United States and Britain since 1991 in boosting India’s GDP. But he also highlights the negatives: the exponential growth in sleaze in the public and private sectors, the impoverishment of farmers, and the rise in urban slums. A masterful panorama, The Age of Aspiration covers the whole social spectrum of Indians at home and abroad.
The Age of Aspiration
Author: Dilip Hiro
Publisher: New Press, The
ISBN: 1620971410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Nearly four decades ago, Dilip Hiro’s Inside India Today, banned by Indira Gandhi’s government, was acclaimed by The Guardian as simply “the best book on India.” Now Hiro returns to his native country to chronicle the impact of the dramatic economic liberalization that began in 1991, which ushered India into the era of globalization. Hiro describes how India has been reengineered not only in its economy but also in its politics and cultural mores. Places such as Gurgaon and Noida on the outskirts of Delhi have been transformed from nondescript towns into forests of expensive high-rise residential and commercial properties. Businessmen in Bollywood movies, once portrayed as villains, are now often the heroes. The marginal, right-wing Hindu militants of the past now rule the nominally secular nation, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their avatar, one whose electoral victory was funded by big business. Hiro provides a gripping account of the role played by Indians who have settled in the United States and Britain since 1991 in boosting India’s GDP. But he also highlights the negatives: the exponential growth in sleaze in the public and private sectors, the impoverishment of farmers, and the rise in urban slums. A masterful panorama, The Age of Aspiration covers the whole social spectrum of Indians at home and abroad.
Publisher: New Press, The
ISBN: 1620971410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Nearly four decades ago, Dilip Hiro’s Inside India Today, banned by Indira Gandhi’s government, was acclaimed by The Guardian as simply “the best book on India.” Now Hiro returns to his native country to chronicle the impact of the dramatic economic liberalization that began in 1991, which ushered India into the era of globalization. Hiro describes how India has been reengineered not only in its economy but also in its politics and cultural mores. Places such as Gurgaon and Noida on the outskirts of Delhi have been transformed from nondescript towns into forests of expensive high-rise residential and commercial properties. Businessmen in Bollywood movies, once portrayed as villains, are now often the heroes. The marginal, right-wing Hindu militants of the past now rule the nominally secular nation, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their avatar, one whose electoral victory was funded by big business. Hiro provides a gripping account of the role played by Indians who have settled in the United States and Britain since 1991 in boosting India’s GDP. But he also highlights the negatives: the exponential growth in sleaze in the public and private sectors, the impoverishment of farmers, and the rise in urban slums. A masterful panorama, The Age of Aspiration covers the whole social spectrum of Indians at home and abroad.
The Age of Constantine the Great
Author: Jacob Burckhardt
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520046801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Chronicles the major events that took place between the accession of Diocletian and the death of Constantine and discusses the people, places, and issues that influenced society during that time.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520046801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Chronicles the major events that took place between the accession of Diocletian and the death of Constantine and discusses the people, places, and issues that influenced society during that time.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Author: Morris Jastrow
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 659
Book Description
A scholarly work penned by Morris Jastrow. This book provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of the religious practices, myths, and cults of ancient Babylonia and Assyria. Jastrow's meticulous research and in-depth analysis offer a deep understanding of Assyro-Babylonian religion and its significance in the broader context of ancient civilizations.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 659
Book Description
A scholarly work penned by Morris Jastrow. This book provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of the religious practices, myths, and cults of ancient Babylonia and Assyria. Jastrow's meticulous research and in-depth analysis offer a deep understanding of Assyro-Babylonian religion and its significance in the broader context of ancient civilizations.
Issues of the Age; Or, Consequences Involved in Modern Thought
Author: Henry C. Pedder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Iron Age
The Alumni Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia
Thoughts for the age, by the author of 'Amy Herbert'.
Author: Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Littell's Living Age
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description