India'S World

by Arjun Appadurai and Dr. Arien Mack

India in the twenty first century is perhaps more than at any other time in its history a place of contradictions. On the one hand, it is perceived as a rising superpower, on the other, it is classified as a third world country. Indian writing in English is flourishing, but classical languages, such as Sanskrit, seem to find no takers anymore. While every Indian citizen has the right to vote during election time, Dalits have to often struggle for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8129119579
• ISBN13: 9788129119575
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Rupa Publications
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"