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Vishnu's Crowded Temple : India Since the Great Rebellion

by Maria Misra
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India's transformation post-rebellion: history, growth, challenges.

If you're intrigued by the dramatic change and want to delve into the story of modern India, "Vishnu's Crowded Temple" offers an essential history nuanced with economic, cultural, and political shifts. Maria Misra's narrative can shed light on how India emerged from stagnation and embraced globalization to become a powerhouse, mirroring and molding shifts in the global landscape. This book is both a telescope into the past and a lens on the present.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Vishnu's Crowded Temple : India Since the Great Rebellion

by Maria Misra
$7.90 Now $4.90 Save 38%
ISBN: 9780140285314
Authors: Maria Misra
Publisher: Penguin UK
Date of Publication: 2008-08-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History
Related Topics: World History, Microhistory
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 53 readers)

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From a seemingly closed off, economically stagnant land, with intractable problems of poverty and population, India has in a short space of time reached astonishing levels of growth. Misra presents a history, starting with the Great Mutiny of 1857, allowing us to understand this extraordinary transformation.
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India's transformation post-rebellion: history, growth, challenges.

If you're intrigued by the dramatic change and want to delve into the story of modern India, "Vishnu's Crowded Temple" offers an essential history nuanced with economic, cultural, and political shifts. Maria Misra's narrative can shed light on how India emerged from stagnation and embraced globalization to become a powerhouse, mirroring and molding shifts in the global landscape. This book is both a telescope into the past and a lens on the present.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.