What have English terms such as 'civil society', 'democracy', 'development', or 'nationalism' come to mean in an Indian context and how have their meanings and uses changed over time? Why are they the subjects of so much debate - in their everyday uses as well as amongst scholar…
"What have English terms such as 'civil society', 'democracy', 'development' or 'nationalism' come to mean in an Indian context and how have their meanings and uses changed over time? Why are they the subjects of so much debate - in their everyday uses as well as amongst scholar…
What have English terms such as 'civil society', 'democracy', 'development', or 'nationalism' come to mean in an Indian context and how have their meanings and uses changed over time? Why are they the subjects of so much debate - in their everyday uses as well as amongst scholar…
This volume examines the history of modern India and its contemporary transformation, providing an account of the changes which are shaking India today at the beginning of the 21st century. When India was invented as a "modern" country in the years after Independence in 1947, it…
"Reinventing India examines the history of modern India and its contemporary transformation, providing a lucid and eminently readable of the changes which are shaking India today."--Jacket.
"Reinventing India examines the history of modern India and its contemporary transformation, providing a lucid and eminently readable of the changes which are shaking India today."--Jacket.