Vishnu's crowded temple [electronic resource] : India since the Great Rebellion / Maria Misra.

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale Univ. Press, 2008.

1 online resource (xxxiii, 535 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

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Originally published: London ; New York : Allen Lane, 2007.

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"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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Print version: Misra, Maria. Vishnu's crowded temple. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale Univ. Press, 2008

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October 03, 2019

Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-494) and index.

History.