The elephant, the tiger, and the cell phone. Reflections on India, in the 21st-Century
Shashi Tharoor
The elephant, the tiger, and the cell phone. Reflections on India, in the 21st-Century English - USA Penguin 2007 - 387
Interest in India has never been greater. Here Shashi Tharoor, one of the subcontinent's most respected writers and diplomats, offers precious insights into this complex, multifaceted land, which despite its dazzling diversity of languages, customs, and cultures remains-more than sixty years after its founding-the world's largest democracy. He describes the vast changes that have transformed this once sleeping giant into a world leader in science and technology, a nation once poverty-stricken that now boasts a middle class of over 300 million people-as large as the entire population.
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Economic history
Politics and government
Social conditions
India -- Civilization -- 21st century.
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The elephant, the tiger, and the cell phone. Reflections on India, in the 21st-Century English - USA Penguin 2007 - 387
Interest in India has never been greater. Here Shashi Tharoor, one of the subcontinent's most respected writers and diplomats, offers precious insights into this complex, multifaceted land, which despite its dazzling diversity of languages, customs, and cultures remains-more than sixty years after its founding-the world's largest democracy. He describes the vast changes that have transformed this once sleeping giant into a world leader in science and technology, a nation once poverty-stricken that now boasts a middle class of over 300 million people-as large as the entire population.
0670081450
Economic history
Politics and government
Social conditions
India -- Civilization -- 21st century.
954.053 / 23277