Understanding Contemporary India

by Ganguly, Sumit; Devotta, Neil

• ISBN13: 9781555879587
• ISBN10: 1555879586
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xi
Preface	xv
Introduction	1	(6)
Sumit Ganguly
Neil Devotta
India: A Geographic Preface	7	(10)
Ashok K. Dutt
The Historical Context	17	(24)
Manu Bhagavan
Ancient India	18	(6)
Medieval India	24	(5)
Mughal India	29	(4)
The Emergence of British India	33	(3)
Conclusion	36	(5)
The Nationalist Movement	41	(22)
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
The Revolt of 1857	43	(1)
The Birth of Modern Nationalism	44	(2)
Gandhi and the Trajectory of Indian Nationalism	46	(6)
Muslims and Indian Nationalism	52	(4)
Interpreting Indian Nationalism	56	(2)
Ideas of India	58	(5)
Indian Politics	63	(30)
Shalendra D. Sharma
The Democratic Structure	64	(6)
General Elections in the 1990s	70	(3)
State-Society Relations and the Crisis of Governability	73	(8)
India's Democratic Paradox	81	(4)
The Resilience of Indian Democracy	85	(8)
International Relations	93	(18)
Sumit Ganguly
The Past as Prologue	94	(2)
The Limits of Nonalignment	96	(3)
The Brasstacks Crisis and Beyond	99	(1)
The End of the Cold War	100	(2)
Institutional and Societal Factors in the Policymaking Process	102	(3)
The Future of India's Foreign Policy	105	(6)
India's Economy	111	(26)
John Adams
The Rural Economy and Agriculture	113	(7)
Commerce and Industry	120	(7)
Government and the Private Sector	127	(3)
Accomplishments and Prospects	130	(7)
The Role of Women	137	(20)
Barbara Crossette
Poverty with a Female Face	139	(4)
Village Women on the March	143	(3)
The Dispiriting Dynasties	146	(2)
Investing in Women	148	(4)
Learning About Life and Love	152	(5)
Population, Urbanization, and the Environment	157	(34)
Holly Sims
The Population Lens	159	(10)
The Poverty Lens	169	(8)
The Technology Lens	177	(5)
The Economic Rationalism Lens	182	(2)
India's Environmental Activists	184	(2)
Conclusion	186	(5)
Religion	191	(40)
Ainslie T. Embree
Lived Religions	192	(2)
Four Indigenous Religions	194	(9)
Two Indigenous Religions	203	(4)
Religions in Interaction and Reinterpretation	207	(8)
Communal Tensions and Secularism	215	(11)
Conclusion	226	(5)
Caste	231	(24)
Vibha Pingle
The Caste System	232	(5)
Recent Changes in Indian Society	237	(12)
Caste, Class, and Affirmative Action in India	249	(1)
Conclusion	250	(5)
The Arts	255	(28)
Ananda Lal
Fine Art	257	(3)
Literature	260	(3)
Cinema	263	(3)
Television	266	(3)
Challenges for the Traditional Performing Arts	269	(1)
Music	270	(3)
Dance	273	(3)
Theater	276	(7)
Trends and Prospects	283	(6)
Sumit Ganguly
Neil DeVotta
Glossary	289	(4)
The Contributors	293	(4)
Index	297	(16)
About the Book	313