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Author: Stuart Corbridge (London School of Economics and Political Science) ,
John Harriss (Simon Fraser University) ,
Craig Jeffrey (Craig Jeffrey:University of Oxford)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Polity Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.599kg
ISBN: 9780745661124
ISBN 10: 0745661122
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 26 October 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Encompassing a vast canvas succinctly and incisively, the book is a worthy addition to the scholarship on the subject. The Hindu If you want a smart, pithy and extremely well-informed take on the central issues facing India today, as well as a guide to all the main debates, then this is the book you need. Steven Wilkinson, Yale University Scrupulous and wide ranging in its survey of the relevant literature, sober and balanced in its judgements on the economy, polity and society, this book will prove indispensable for understanding how and why India is what it is today, and where it may be heading. Achin Vanaik, Former Professor of International Relations and Global Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi A magisterial inter-disciplinary work that explains how pro-business reforms drove three decades of high growth in India and then explores in depth the many challenges that yet remain. India is at an exciting stage of its journey: this book captures its achievements and vulnerabilities. Mushtaq H. Khan, SOAS, University of London
If you want a smart, pithy and extremely well-informed take on the central issues facing India today, as well as a guide to all the main debates, then this is the book you need. Steven Wilkinson, Yale University Scrupulous and wide ranging in its survey of the relevant literature, sober and balanced in its judgements on the economy, polity and society, this book will prove indispensable for understanding how and why India is what it is today, and where it may be heading. Achin Vanaik, Former Professor of International Relations and Global Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi A magisterial inter-disciplinary work that explains how pro-business reforms drove three decades of high growth in India and then explores in depth the many challenges that yet remain. India is at an exciting stage of its journey: this book captures its achievements and vulnerabilities. Mushtaq H. Khan, SOAS, University of London
Encompassing a vast canvas succinctly and incisively, the book is a worthy addition to the scholarship on the subject. The Hindu If you want a smart, pithy and extremely well-informed take on the central issues facing India today, as well as a guide to all the main debates, then this is the book you need. Steven Wilkinson, Yale University Scrupulous and wide ranging in its survey of the relevant literature, sober and balanced in its judgements on the economy, polity and society, this book will prove indispensable for understanding how and why India is what it is today, and where it may be heading. Achin Vanaik, Former Professor of International Relations and Global Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi A magisterial inter-disciplinary work that explains how pro-business reforms drove three decades of high growth in India and then explores in depth the many challenges that yet remain. India is at an exciting stage of its journey: this book captures its achievements and vulnerabilities. Mushtaq H. Khan, SOAS, University of London This is an exceptional book that will provide a useful and up-to-date overview of contemporary India for both established scholars and those new to the field. It is also sufficiently comprehensive and clearly written to make a useful teaching resource for both graduate and advanced undergraduate courses. Trent Brown, Australian Catholic University
""Encompassing a vast canvas succinctly and incisively, the book is a worthy addition to the scholarship on the subject."" The Hindu ""If you want a smart, pithy and extremely well-informed take on the central issues facing India today, as well as a guide to all the main debates, then this is the book you need."" Steven Wilkinson, Yale University ""Scrupulous and wide ranging in its survey of the relevant literature, sober and balanced in its judgements on the economy, polity and society, this book will prove indispensable for understanding how and why India is what it is today, and where it may be heading."" Achin Vanaik, Former Professor of International Relations and Global Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi ""A magisterial inter-disciplinary work that explains how pro-business reforms drove three decades of high growth in India and then explores in depth the many challenges that yet remain. India is at an exciting stage of its journey: this book captures its achievements and vulnerabilities."" Mushtaq H. Khan, SOAS, University of London ""This is an exceptional book that will provide a useful and up-to-date overview of contemporary India for both established scholars and those new to the field. It is also sufficiently comprehensive and clearly written to make a useful teaching resource for both graduate and advanced undergraduate courses."" Trent Brown, Australian Catholic University
Author Information
Stuart Corbridge is professor of development studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. John Harriss is director of the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University. Craig Jeffrey is professor of human geography at the University of Oxford.
