Changing India: Bourgeois Revolution on the Subcontinent

by Robert W. Stern

Book Overview

Although much has changed since the first edition's original publication, Robert Stern retains his belief in the remarkable continuity of India's institutions. This comprehensive introduction to modern India covers its caste and class systems; venerable faiths and extraordinary ethnic diversity; imperial past and post-Independence contribution to the global economy. Stern demonstrates throughout this study why India remains the most enduring democracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052100912X
• ISBN13: 9780521009126
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Praise for the first edition ( front page of the 2d edition

"This volume contains some of the most intelligent writing on contemporary India that one is likely to encounter ... an engaging register of language and argument ... a unique publication." Burton Stein, SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH "...a picture of India that cannot be praised too highly...absolutely essential reading." Gilbert Etienne, REVIEW TIERS-MONDE "The considerable achievement of this book is to explain so much so clearly and so briefly." R. K. Newman, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS