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“Depending how you count, almost any nation could be portrayed as argumentative. But he uses this central theme to range over an amazing breadth of scholarship” Read more...
The best books on The Indian Economy
Kaushik Basu, Economist
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David Marquand, Political Scientist
“The book does a tremendous job of giving you a sense of the many, many layers of history, of identities, that constitute this society.” Read more...
Pankaj Mishra, Political Commentator
“It’s definitely not the first book you should read on India, it’s for someone who knows the country well, but it’s a wonderfully erudite, discursive, witty, clever book.” Read more...
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