In Spite Of The Gods
The Strange Rise of Modern India
$43.06
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
25 July 2011
Summary
India is poised to become one of the world’s three largest economies in the next generation and to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2032. Well before then India’s incipient nuclear deterrent will have acquired intercontinental range and air, sea and land capabilities. India’s volatile relationship with its nuclear-armed neighbour, Pakistan, may prove to be the source of the world’s next major conflict. And if you call anyone- from your bank to rail enquiries- your query …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349123462 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349123462 |
| Author: | Edward Luce |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 25 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Abacus |
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Luce delivers genuine insight and revealing observations among the exhaustive facts, interviews and history
IN SPITE OF THE GODS is some way ahead of the game. Luce is a highly perceptive and intelligent writer and, unusually, he understands how India works. SUNDAY TIMES Luce delivers genuine insight and revealing observations among the exhaustive facts, interviews and history METRO Engrossing… Instead of standing loftily above the action, Luce gets in among the people to reveal the results of economic policy at street level… A wonderfully engaging portrait of India DAILY TELEGRAPH
About The Author
Edward Luce
Edward Luce is a graduate from Oxford in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He worked as a speech writer for the treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, was the FT’s South Asia bureau chief and is now based in Washington DC as the FT’s Washington Commentator.
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