World War I directly and indirectly caused events and social and political trends which defined the history of the world for the rest of the century, including the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism to the Great Crash of 1929 which lead to the Great Depression and the …
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Maps -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction: India and the Great War, a centennial assessment -- 1 The view from government house: Sir Michael O'Dwyer's war -- 2 The Bombay Presidency's 'home front', 1914-1918 -- 3 War-time in an impe…
With more than a billion citizens - almost 18 per cent of the world's population - India is a reflection of over 5,000 years of interaction and exchange across a wide spectrum of cultures and civilizations. "India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic" describes the gro…
With more than a billion citizens - almost 18 per cent of the world's population - India is a reflection of over 5,000 years of interaction and exchange across a wide spectrum of cultures and civilizations. "India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic" describes the gro…
Containing entries written by scholars from around the world, this resource provides current, accurate, and useful information on the politics, economics, society, and cultures of India since 1947.
"Vast and varied, India is a country of contrasts. On the one hand, one out of three of the world's malnourished children lives in India. On the other hand, a McKinsey Global Inc. report suggests that if India continues its recent growth, it will be the fifth largest consumer ec…
"Vast and varied, India is a country of contrasts. On the one hand, one out of three of the world's malnourished children lives in India. On the other hand, a McKinsey Global Inc. report suggests that if India continues its recent growth, it will be the fifth largest consumer ec…
