Modern India
byJohn McLeod, PhD, is professor of history at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. He is the author of Greenwood's The History of India, Second Edition.
20191130
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 464 |
Topics | Cinema;Cooking Techniques;Economy;Etiquette;Geography;Government and Politics;Leisure and Sports;Literature and Drama;Music and Dance;Pollution;Geography and World Cultures: Countries and Regions;World History: Culture |
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This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and politics, economy, social classes and ethnicity, religion, food, etiquette, literature and drama, and more.
• Includes "Day in the Life" features that portray specific daily activities of various people in the country, from high school students to working class people to professionals, providing readers with insight into daily life in the country• Defines key terms related to the reading in a glossary
• Highlights interesting facts and figures, including information on the military, industry and labor, and finances, in an appendix
• Provides at-a-glance information about India's festivals and feast days with a chart of national holidays
• Illuminates the text with photos and sidebars, helping to illustrate key topics and allow students to dive more deeply into ideas
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Table of Contents
Modern India
Author(s): McLeod, John;Contributors: McLeod, John;Abstract:This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and politics, economy, social classes and ethnicity, religion, food, etiquette, literature and drama, and more.
• Includes "Day in the Life" features that portray specific daily activities of various people in the country, from high school students to working class people to professionals, providing readers with insight into daily life in the country• Defines key terms related to the reading in a glossary
• Highlights interesting facts and figures, including information on the military, industry and labor, and finances, in an appendix
• Provides at-a-glance information about India's festivals and feast days with a chart of national holidays
• Illuminates the text with photos and sidebars, helping to illustrate key topics and allow students to dive more deeply into ideas
SortTitle: modern indiaAuthor Info:John McLeodauthorJohn McLeod, PhD, is professor of history at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. He is the author of Greenwood's The History of India, Second Edition.
eISBN-13: 9781440852893Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440852893.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440852886Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 464Publication Date: 20191130Series: Understanding Modern NationsTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Series Foreword xi12
- Note on Transliteration xiii14
- Abbreviations xv16
- Preface xix20
- Introduction xxi22
- Chapter 1: Geography 126
- Overview 126
- Climate 328
- Deccan 429
- Disputed Territories 631
- Himalayas 833
- Indian Ocean 1035
- Indo-Gangetic Plain 1136
- Islands 1237
- Major Cities 1439
- Natural Resources 1641
- Pollution and the Environment 1742
- Population 1944
- Rivers 2146
- States and Union Territories 2348
- Thar Desert 2550
- Transportation 2752
- Water Conservation 2954
- Chapter 2: History 3156
- Overview 3156
- Timeline 3661
- Babur (1483–1530) and the Mughal Empire (1526–1857) 4974
- Chandragupta (ruled c. 325/321–297 BCE) and the Mauryan Dynasty (c. 325/321–185 BCE) 5176
- Chandra Gupta I (ruled c. 320–335), the Gupta Dynasty (c. 320–550), and Harshavardhana (ruled 606–647) 5277
- Gandhi, Indira Priyadarshini (née Nehru) (1917–1984) 5378
- Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma, “Great Soul”) (1869–1948) 5580
- Gandhi, Rajiv (1944–1991) 5782
- Harappans and Aryans 5883
- Iltutmish (ruled 1210–1236) and the Delhi Sultanate (1210–1526 and 1540–1555) 6085
- Jinnah, Mohammad Ali (Qaid-e-Azam, “Great Leader”) (c. 1876–1948) 6186
- Lakshmibai, Rani (c. 1827 or 1835–1858) 6388
- Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889–1964) 6489
- Rao, Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha (1921–2004) 6691
- Shivaji (1630–1680) and the Maratha Empire (1674–1818) 6893
- Singh, Manmohan (1932–) 6994
- Chapter 3: Government and Politics 7196
- Overview 7196
- Armed Forces 75100
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 76101
- Communist Parties in India 78103
- Constitution 79104
- Corruption 81106
- Elections 82107
- Foreign Relations 84109
- Gandhi, Sonia (née Edvige Antonia Albina Màino) (1946–) 85110
- Indian National Congress 86111
- Janata Party and Janata Dal 88113
- Legal System and Law Enforcement 89114
- Modi, Narendra Damodardas (1950–) 92117
- Parliament 93118
- Prime Minister and Council of Ministers 96121
- Regional Parties 98123
- State and Local Government 100125
- Chapter 4: Economy 105130
- Overview 105130
- Agriculture 109134
- Energy Industry 112137
- Financial Institutions 113138
- Foreign Investment 116141
- Foreign Trade 117142
- Land Policy 119144
- Liberalization 121146
- Manufacturing 122147
- Migrant Laborers 124149
- Nehruvian Economy 125150
- Pirating and Copyright Issues 127152
- Public Sector Enterprises 129154
- Reserve and Foreign Debt 130155
- Rupee and Currency Exchange 130155
- Sen, Amartya Kumar (1933–) 132157
- Service Industry 133158
- Stock Exchanges 135160
- Trade Union and Labor Movement 136161
- Workplace Safety 137162
- World Trade Organization and Group of Twenty 138163
- Chapter 5: Religion and Thought 139164
- Chapter 6: Social Classes and Ethnicity 159184
- Chapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality 181206
- Chapter 8: Education 211236
- Chapter 9: Language 227252
- Chapter 10: Etiquette 243268
- Chapter 11: Literature and Drama 251276
- Overview 251276
- Bardic Literature in India 255280
- English Literature in India 256281
- Hindi Literature 258283
- Indian Drama 259284
- Jnanpith Award and Sahitya Akademi Award 261286
- Literature in Indian Regional Languages 262287
- Mahabharata and Ramayana 264289
- Persian Literature in India 266291
- Sanskrit Literature 267292
- Tagore, Rabindranath (1861–1941) 268293
- Vedic Literature 271296
- Chapter 12: Art and Architecture 273298
- Chapter 13: Music and Dance 295320
- Chapter 14: Food 319344
- Overview 319344
- Christian Foodways 320345
- Cooking Techniques and Equipment 322347
- Diet and Health 324349
- Eating Out 325350
- Feasts, Fasts, and Festivals 326351
- Food and Ingredients 329354
- Hindu Foodways 331356
- Jain Foodways 333358
- Meals 333358
- Muslim Foodways 334359
- Parsi Foodways 335360
- Sikh Foodways 337362
- Spices 338363
- Tribal (Adivasi) Foodways 339364
- Chapter 15: Leisure and Sports 341366
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