The elephant, the tiger, and the cell phone : India, the emerging 21st-century power / Shashi Tharoo...
The elephant, the tiger, and the cell phone : India, the emerging 21st-century power / Shashi Tharoo...
The elephant, the tiger, and the cell phone : India, the emerging 21st-century power / Shashi Tharoor.
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Publisher
New York : Arcade Pub., 2007.
Date
2007.
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N954.053/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Preface: Why India Matters -- Introduction: The Elephant Who Became a Tiger -- Pt. 1. Ideas of Indianness -- Pt. 2. India at Work and at Play -- Pt. 3. Indians Who Made My India -- Pt. 4. Experiences of India -- Pt. 5. The Transformation of India -- Pt. 6. An A to Z of Being India.
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Publisher
New York : Arcade Pub., 2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"In this book Tharoor describes the vast changes that have recently transformed this once sleeping giant into a world leader in the realms of 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 of the United States." "In his characteristically lucid pro...
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The elephant, the tiger, and the cell phone : India, the emerging 21st-century power / Shashi Tharoor.
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Includes index.
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N954.053/2
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74VKzadeZ53g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzadeZ53g
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ISBN
9781559708616 (alk. paper)
DDC
954.053
MMS ID
991023461409702626
