Vishnu's Crowded Temple by Maria Misra

Vishnu's Crowded Temple by Maria Misra

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There can be few more discussed countries in the world than India. This book provides a history which allow us to understand the historical trajectory of this emerging third-world super-state. It dramatizes the dynamic counterpoint between the resilient Indian people and a succession of ambitious, if flawed visions of the nation.

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Vishnu's Crowded Temple by Maria Misra

There can be few more discussed countries in the world than India. This book provides a history which allow us to understand the historical trajectory of this emerging third-world super-state. It dramatizes the dynamic counterpoint between the resilient Indian people and a succession of ambitious, if flawed visions of the nation.
Maria Misra is Lecturer in Modern History at Oxford University and a Fellow of Keble College Oxford. She presented a television series, called An Indian Affair, which was broadcast on Channel 4 and is the author of Business, Race and Politics in British India.
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ISBN 13 9780713993677
ISBN 10 0713993677
Title Vishnu's Crowded Temple
Author Maria Misra
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2007-08-02
Number of pages 576
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.