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India's Rise to Power in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Sandy Gordon
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Description for India's Rise to Power in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Hardback. Examines the economic and technological basis for India's rise to power and the political factors that will shape the country in the future. The book juxtaposes the advances that India has made, alongside the factors that have hindered the country in realizing its true potential. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
`...sober and extremely well-researched book.' - Inder Malhotra, Business World `...very detailed and up-to-date account.' - Richard Newman, Times Higher Education Supplement This book examines the economic and technological basis for India's rise to power and the political factors that shape the nature of the power it will develop into. It shows that while India has concentrated on many of the scientific and technical capabilities that serve the needs of a rising power, it has not been able to achieve a balanced process of development. This imbalance feeds sub-national political discontent and undercuts the very power that India has sought ... Read more
`...sober and extremely well-researched book.' - Inder Malhotra, Business World `...very detailed and up-to-date account.' - Richard Newman, Times Higher Education Supplement This book examines the economic and technological basis for India's rise to power and the political factors that shape the nature of the power it will develop into. It shows that while India has concentrated on many of the scientific and technical capabilities that serve the needs of a rising power, it has not been able to achieve a balanced process of development. This imbalance feeds sub-national political discontent and undercuts the very power that India has sought ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Number of Pages
414
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333631966
SKU
V9780333631966
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