TY  - BOOK
AU  - Misra,Maria
TI  - Vishnu's crowded temple: India since the Great Rebellion 
SN  - 9780300145236
AV  - DS463 .M695 2008eb
U1  - 954.03/5 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New Haven [Conn.]
PB  - Yale Univ. Press
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - India
KW  - History
KW  - British occupation, 1765-1947
KW  - 1947-
KW  - Inde
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Originally published: London ; New York : Allen Lane, 2007; Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-494) and index; Introduction -- Tropical gothic -- Babel-Mahal -- Far pavilions -- Spinning the nation -- A house divided -- The last Viceroy -- Flames -- Levelling the Temple -- Epilogue, or Divine developments -- Glossary
N2  - "This accessible and vividly written book presents a new interpretation of India's history, focusing particular attention on the impact of British imperialism on Independent India. Maria Misra begins with the rebellion against the British in 1857 and tracks the country's advance to the present day. India's extremes persist, the author argues, because its politics rest upon a peculiar foundation in which traditional ideas of hierarchy, difference, and privilege coexist to a remarkable degree with modern notions of equality and democracy. The challenge of India's leaders today, as in the last sixty years, is to weave together the disparate threads of the nation's ancient culture, colonial legacy, and modern experience."--Jacket
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