India is widely recognised as a new global powerhouse. It has become one of the world's emerging powers, rivalling China in terms of global influence. Yet people still know relatively little about the economic, social, political, and cultural changes unfolding in India today. To what extent are people benefiting from the economic boom? Does caste still exist in India? How is India's culture industry responding to technological change? And what of India's rapidly changing role internationally?
This Very Short Introduction looks at the exciting world of change in contemporary India. Craig Jeffrey provides a compelling account of the recent history of the nation, investigating the contradictions that are plaguing modern India and the manner in which people, especially young people, are actively remaking the country in the twenty first century. One thing is clear: India is a country that is going to become increasingly important for the world over the next decades.
Introduction
1: History of India 1800-1947
2: History of India 1947-present
3: Social Revolution
4: Youth
References
Further Reading
Index
"It is a feat to condense the history of India into a snappy pocket-size book. Craig Jeffrey's vividly and lucidly written " - Debjani Bhattacharyya, The American Historical Review
"a short and serious account of present-day India" - Indian Link
"A remarkable achievement, to provide such an inclusive introduction to a diverse, vast, and ancient country so concisely." - Sir Mark Tully
ISBN : 9780198769347
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