Global Studies: India and South Asia

By: James H.K.NortonMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Guilford, Connecticut : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, ©1997Edition: 3rd EditionDescription: xii, 212 p.: illustrations, mapsISBN: 697374246 ; 9780697374240 Subject(s): India | South Asia | India -- History -- 20th century | India -- Politics and government -- 1947 | Southeast Asia -- History -- 20th century | Asia -- History -- 20th century | South Asia -- History -- 20th century | Politics and government Asia | Southeast AsiaDDC classification: 954
Contents:
India and South Asia regional map -- Images of South Asia -- India (Republic of India) -- Country reports -- Articles from the World Press -- Regional articles: Elusive harmony: South Asia's half-century of independence -- Competing nationalism: secessionist movements and the State -- India articles: India: between turmoil and hope -- A muddled mandate in India -- India's economic liberalization: the elephant comes of age -- India's democratic ecomonic transformation -- India's diversity -- Caste and class: the rise of Hindu nationalism in India -- Enduring sterotypes about Asia: India's caste system -- Rise of the Dalits' to political power seen as historic -- Ancient jewel -- The reincarnation of Mahatma Gandi -- Arranging a marriage in India -- India's misconceived family plan -- Movement for gender equality shows maturity -- Dire warnings of environmental disaster -- In India, power creeps from capital to regions -- India's low-tech energy success -- The enigma of Kerala -- A celluloid hall of mirrors -- A moment of grace -- Making something out of nothing -- Hands that speak volumes -- South Asia articles: How Afghans' stern rulers took hold -- Bangladesh: can democracy survive? -- Where water is not their own -- Fragile Bangladesh wobbles as political parties squabble -- Bhutan: the dilemmas of a small state -- The mystic eye: art of the Himalayas -- Transcending divisions: the consolidation of Pakistan -- Forced, unpaid labor endures in Pakistan despite laws -- Tigers and lions: the evolution of Sri Lanka's civil war -- How Sri Lanka used wind to make steel -- Learning from the enemy -- The great escape -- The last caravan.
Summary: The Glolier Global Studies Library contains 8 volumes.
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India and South Asia regional map --
Images of South Asia --
India (Republic of India) --
Country reports --
Articles from the World Press --
Regional articles: Elusive harmony: South Asia's half-century of independence --
Competing nationalism: secessionist movements and the State --
India articles: India: between turmoil and hope --
A muddled mandate in India --
India's economic liberalization: the elephant comes of age --
India's democratic ecomonic transformation --
India's diversity --
Caste and class: the rise of Hindu nationalism in India --
Enduring sterotypes about Asia: India's caste system --
Rise of the Dalits' to political power seen as historic --
Ancient jewel --
The reincarnation of Mahatma Gandi --
Arranging a marriage in India --
India's misconceived family plan --
Movement for gender equality shows maturity --
Dire warnings of environmental disaster --
In India, power creeps from capital to regions --
India's low-tech energy success --
The enigma of Kerala --
A celluloid hall of mirrors --
A moment of grace --
Making something out of nothing --
Hands that speak volumes --
South Asia articles: How Afghans' stern rulers took hold --
Bangladesh: can democracy survive? --
Where water is not their own --
Fragile Bangladesh wobbles as political parties squabble --
Bhutan: the dilemmas of a small state --
The mystic eye: art of the Himalayas --
Transcending divisions: the consolidation of Pakistan --
Forced, unpaid labor endures in Pakistan despite laws --
Tigers and lions: the evolution of Sri Lanka's civil war --
How Sri Lanka used wind to make steel --
Learning from the enemy --
The great escape --
The last caravan.

The Glolier Global Studies Library contains 8 volumes.

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