India express : the future of the new superpower
Lak, Daniel2008
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A look at India as a global superpower - in spite of its religion, caste, politics and poverty. Looks at the future and explores the most urgent challenges facing India in the 21st century.
Main title:
India express : the future of the new superpower / by Daniel Lak
Author:
Imprint:
Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2008
Collation:
264 p.
Contents:
Debugging the Millennium: Y2K and India - From tech support to tutoring: India's online revolution - Silicon and slums: new economy, old problems - Watching the numbers: early warnings of India's woes - Fighting for freedom: a colonial legacy - Democracy, dynasty and devolution: transferring power in India - The new freedom struggle: India's activists in action - Educating India then and now: a journey from light to darkness - Hinduism and its discontents: strength amid weakness - Nuking the soft state: how India learned to love the bomb - Becoming Asia's America: the next liberal superpower? - Conclusion: what it takes to be great
ISBN:
9780230617599 (pbk)
Dewey class:
954 IND
Local class:
954
Language:
English
Subject:
Great powers (World politics)Economic development -- IndiaEconomic development -- India -- Social aspectsEconomic forecasting -- IndiaPoverty -- IndiaIndia -- Religious life and customsIndia -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryIndia -- Economic conditions -- 21st centuryIndia -- Politics and Government -- 21st century
BRN:
3102
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 954 IND | Available |