Superfast primetime ultimate nation : the relentless invention of modern India / Adam Roberts.
Superfast primetime ultimate nation : the relentless invention of modern India / Adam Roberts.
Superfast primetime ultimate nation : the relentless invention of modern India / Adam Roberts.
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New York, NY : PublicAffairs, [2017]
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G 2017/5891
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 312 pages: maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface : The wisdom of parrots -- Introduction : Superfast, Primetime, Ultimate, Nation -- Part 1. Superfast : economy. View from a stopping train -- Argumentative Indians -- After the Sonia-and-Singh show -- Bring back the Golden Bird -- Tech dreams and silver bullets -- Part 2. Primetime : politi...
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Publisher
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"Who can foretell India's future? Mr. Joshi is a fortune teller in a slum in south Delhi who uses a soothsaying green parrot to make predictions. When Adam Roberts visited him in 2012, Joshi's parrot declared that India was destined to become the most powerful nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The parrot also foretold that India would win...
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Superfast primetime ultimate nation : the relentless invention of modern India / Adam Roberts.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and index.
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G 2017/5891
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74VKVgyORj7A
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ISBN
9781610396691 (hardback)
1610396693 (hardback)
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306.54
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991024148680502626
