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This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and politics, economy, social classes and ethnicity, religion, food, etiquette, literature and drama, and more. Modern Indian, an addition to the Understanding Modern Nations series, is an in-depth and interdisciplinary encyclopedia. While many books on life in India exist today, this volume is unique as a concise, accessible overview of multiple aspects of Indian society and history. It will be a useful background or supplemental text for anyone…mehr
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This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and politics, economy, social classes and ethnicity, religion, food, etiquette, literature and drama, and more. Modern Indian, an addition to the Understanding Modern Nations series, is an in-depth and interdisciplinary encyclopedia. While many books on life in India exist today, this volume is unique as a concise, accessible overview of multiple aspects of Indian society and history. It will be a useful background or supplemental text for anyone interested in modern Indian life and culture. Individual chapters address all aspects of life in 21st-century India, from geography and history to economy and religion to etiquette and sports. Each chapter begins with an overview, followed by entries on, for example, major political parties or literary works. Each overview and entry is self-contained and accompanied by an up-to-date Further Reading list.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
- Seitenzahl: 460
- Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 29mm
- Gewicht: 1056g
- ISBN-13: 9781440852886
- ISBN-10: 144085288X
- Artikelnr.: 54802373
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
- Seitenzahl: 460
- Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 29mm
- Gewicht: 1056g
- ISBN-13: 9781440852886
- ISBN-10: 144085288X
- Artikelnr.: 54802373
JOHN MCLEOD is Associate Professor of History at the Universtiy of Louisville and is the author of Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947.
Series Foreword Note on Transliteration Abbreviations Preface Introduction
Chapter 1: Geography Overview Climate Deccan Disputed Territories Himalayas
Indian Ocean Indo-Gangetic Plain Islands Major Cities Natural Resources
Pollution and the Environment Population Rivers States and Union
Territories Thar Desert Transportation Water Conservation Chapter 2:
History Overview Timeline Babur (1483â?"1530) and the Mughal Empire
(1526â?"1857) Chandragupta (ruled c. 325/321â?"297 BCE) and the Mauryan
Dynasty (c. 325/321â?"185 BCE) Chandra Gupta I (ruled c. 320â?"335), the
Gupta Dynasty (c. 320â?"550), and Harshavardhana (ruled 606â?"647) Gandhi,
Indira Priyadarshini (née Nehru) (1917â?"1984) Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
(Mahatma, â?oGreat Soulâ??) (1869â?"1948) Gandhi, Rajiv (1944â?"1991)
Harappans and Aryans Iltutmish (ruled 1210â?"1236) and the Delhi Sultanate
(1210â?"1526 and 1540â?"1555) Jinnah, Mohammad Ali (Qaid-e-Azam, â?oGreat
Leaderâ??) (c. 1876â?"1948) Lakshmibai, Rani (c. 1827 or 1835â?"1858)
Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889â?"1964) Rao, Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha
(1921â?"2004) Shivaji (1630â?"1680) and the Maratha Empire (1674â?"1818)
Singh, Manmohan (1932â?") Chapter 3: Government and Politics Overview
Armed Forces Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Communist Parties in India
Constitution Corruption Elections Foreign Relations Gandhi, Sonia (née
Edvige Antonia Albina MÃ ino) (1946â?") Indian National Congress Janata
Party and Janata Dal Legal System and Law Enforcement Modi, Narendra
Damodardas (1950â?") Parliament Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Regional Parties State and Local Government Chapter 4: Economy Overview
Agriculture Energy Industry Financial Institutions Foreign Investment
Foreign Trade Land Policy Liberalization Manufacturing Migrant Laborers
Nehruvian Economy Pirating and Copyright Issues Public Sector Enterprises
Reserve and Foreign Debt Rupee and Currency Exchange Sen, Amartya Kumar
(1933â?") Service Industry Stock Exchanges Trade Union and Labor Movement
Workplace Safety World Trade Organization and Group of Twenty Chapter 5:
Religion and Thought Overview Buddhism Christianity in India Folk Religions
in India Hinduism Islam in India Jainism Religious Reformism Religious
Violence in India Sikhism Zoroastrianism in India Chapter 6: Social Classes
and Ethnicity Overview Aging Population Caste System Dalits Ethnic Groups
Health Care Middle Class Other Backward Classes Poverty and Social Welfare
Retirement Tribals Urbanization Chapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality
Overview Domestic Violence Dowry Education Employment Family Life,
Marriage, and Sexuality Health LGBT Issues Marriage Sex-Selective Abortion
Sex Trade Chapter 8: Education Overview Elementary and Secondary Education
Indian Institutes of Management Indian Institutes of Technology
International Students and Foreign Exchange Programs Postsecondary
Education Raman, Chandrasekhara Venkata (1888â?"1970) Religious Education
Chapter 9: Language Overview English Hindi Sanskrit Scheduled Languages
Scripts Chapter 10: Etiquette Overview Etiquette in Ancient Texts Greetings
and Introductions Marriage Purity, Pollution, and Meals Visiting and
Hospitality Chapter 11: Literature and Drama Overview Bardic Literature in
India English Literature in India Hindi Literature Indian Drama Jnanpith
Award and Sahitya Akademi Award Literature in Indian Regional Languages
Mahabharata and Ramayana Persian Literature in India Sanskrit Literature
Tagore, Rabindranath (1861â?"1941) Vedic Literature Chapter 12: Art and
Architecture Overview Chandigarh and Planned Cities Colonial Architecture
in India Harappan Art and Architecture Hindu Temple Architecture
Indo-Islamic Architecture Mughal and Rajput Painting New Delhi Chapter 13:
Music and Dance Overview Classical Dance Classical Music Contemporary and
Bollywood Dance Devotional Music Folk Music and Dances Musical Instruments
Popular Music Chapter 14: Food Overview Christian Foodways Cooking
Techniques and Equipment Diet and Health Eating Out Feasts, Fasts, and
Festivals Food and Ingredients Hindu Foodways Jain Foodways Meals Muslim
Foodways Parsi Foodways Sikh Foodways Spices Tribal (Adivasi) Foodways
Chapter 15: Leisure and Sports Overview Alcohol and Narcotics Children's
Games Cricket Football (Soccer) Hockey Nightlife Vacations Wrestling
Chapter 16: Media and Popular Culture Overview Alternative and Community
Media Bollywood and the Hindi Film Industry Cinema Audiences The Internet
and Social Media News Regulation and Censorship Popular Music Cultures
Religion, Politics, and Visual Culture Appendix A: A Day in the Life A Day
in the Life of a Farmer A Day in the Life of a Hotel Trainee A Day in the
Life of a Leather Worker A Day in the Life of a Student A Day in the Life
of a Widow Appendix C: Facts and Figures Appendix D: Holidays Selected
Bibliography Index
Chapter 1: Geography Overview Climate Deccan Disputed Territories Himalayas
Indian Ocean Indo-Gangetic Plain Islands Major Cities Natural Resources
Pollution and the Environment Population Rivers States and Union
Territories Thar Desert Transportation Water Conservation Chapter 2:
History Overview Timeline Babur (1483â?"1530) and the Mughal Empire
(1526â?"1857) Chandragupta (ruled c. 325/321â?"297 BCE) and the Mauryan
Dynasty (c. 325/321â?"185 BCE) Chandra Gupta I (ruled c. 320â?"335), the
Gupta Dynasty (c. 320â?"550), and Harshavardhana (ruled 606â?"647) Gandhi,
Indira Priyadarshini (née Nehru) (1917â?"1984) Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
(Mahatma, â?oGreat Soulâ??) (1869â?"1948) Gandhi, Rajiv (1944â?"1991)
Harappans and Aryans Iltutmish (ruled 1210â?"1236) and the Delhi Sultanate
(1210â?"1526 and 1540â?"1555) Jinnah, Mohammad Ali (Qaid-e-Azam, â?oGreat
Leaderâ??) (c. 1876â?"1948) Lakshmibai, Rani (c. 1827 or 1835â?"1858)
Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889â?"1964) Rao, Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha
(1921â?"2004) Shivaji (1630â?"1680) and the Maratha Empire (1674â?"1818)
Singh, Manmohan (1932â?") Chapter 3: Government and Politics Overview
Armed Forces Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Communist Parties in India
Constitution Corruption Elections Foreign Relations Gandhi, Sonia (née
Edvige Antonia Albina MÃ ino) (1946â?") Indian National Congress Janata
Party and Janata Dal Legal System and Law Enforcement Modi, Narendra
Damodardas (1950â?") Parliament Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Regional Parties State and Local Government Chapter 4: Economy Overview
Agriculture Energy Industry Financial Institutions Foreign Investment
Foreign Trade Land Policy Liberalization Manufacturing Migrant Laborers
Nehruvian Economy Pirating and Copyright Issues Public Sector Enterprises
Reserve and Foreign Debt Rupee and Currency Exchange Sen, Amartya Kumar
(1933â?") Service Industry Stock Exchanges Trade Union and Labor Movement
Workplace Safety World Trade Organization and Group of Twenty Chapter 5:
Religion and Thought Overview Buddhism Christianity in India Folk Religions
in India Hinduism Islam in India Jainism Religious Reformism Religious
Violence in India Sikhism Zoroastrianism in India Chapter 6: Social Classes
and Ethnicity Overview Aging Population Caste System Dalits Ethnic Groups
Health Care Middle Class Other Backward Classes Poverty and Social Welfare
Retirement Tribals Urbanization Chapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality
Overview Domestic Violence Dowry Education Employment Family Life,
Marriage, and Sexuality Health LGBT Issues Marriage Sex-Selective Abortion
Sex Trade Chapter 8: Education Overview Elementary and Secondary Education
Indian Institutes of Management Indian Institutes of Technology
International Students and Foreign Exchange Programs Postsecondary
Education Raman, Chandrasekhara Venkata (1888â?"1970) Religious Education
Chapter 9: Language Overview English Hindi Sanskrit Scheduled Languages
Scripts Chapter 10: Etiquette Overview Etiquette in Ancient Texts Greetings
and Introductions Marriage Purity, Pollution, and Meals Visiting and
Hospitality Chapter 11: Literature and Drama Overview Bardic Literature in
India English Literature in India Hindi Literature Indian Drama Jnanpith
Award and Sahitya Akademi Award Literature in Indian Regional Languages
Mahabharata and Ramayana Persian Literature in India Sanskrit Literature
Tagore, Rabindranath (1861â?"1941) Vedic Literature Chapter 12: Art and
Architecture Overview Chandigarh and Planned Cities Colonial Architecture
in India Harappan Art and Architecture Hindu Temple Architecture
Indo-Islamic Architecture Mughal and Rajput Painting New Delhi Chapter 13:
Music and Dance Overview Classical Dance Classical Music Contemporary and
Bollywood Dance Devotional Music Folk Music and Dances Musical Instruments
Popular Music Chapter 14: Food Overview Christian Foodways Cooking
Techniques and Equipment Diet and Health Eating Out Feasts, Fasts, and
Festivals Food and Ingredients Hindu Foodways Jain Foodways Meals Muslim
Foodways Parsi Foodways Sikh Foodways Spices Tribal (Adivasi) Foodways
Chapter 15: Leisure and Sports Overview Alcohol and Narcotics Children's
Games Cricket Football (Soccer) Hockey Nightlife Vacations Wrestling
Chapter 16: Media and Popular Culture Overview Alternative and Community
Media Bollywood and the Hindi Film Industry Cinema Audiences The Internet
and Social Media News Regulation and Censorship Popular Music Cultures
Religion, Politics, and Visual Culture Appendix A: A Day in the Life A Day
in the Life of a Farmer A Day in the Life of a Hotel Trainee A Day in the
Life of a Leather Worker A Day in the Life of a Student A Day in the Life
of a Widow Appendix C: Facts and Figures Appendix D: Holidays Selected
Bibliography Index
Series Foreword Note on Transliteration Abbreviations Preface Introduction
Chapter 1: Geography Overview Climate Deccan Disputed Territories Himalayas
Indian Ocean Indo-Gangetic Plain Islands Major Cities Natural Resources
Pollution and the Environment Population Rivers States and Union
Territories Thar Desert Transportation Water Conservation Chapter 2:
History Overview Timeline Babur (1483â?"1530) and the Mughal Empire
(1526â?"1857) Chandragupta (ruled c. 325/321â?"297 BCE) and the Mauryan
Dynasty (c. 325/321â?"185 BCE) Chandra Gupta I (ruled c. 320â?"335), the
Gupta Dynasty (c. 320â?"550), and Harshavardhana (ruled 606â?"647) Gandhi,
Indira Priyadarshini (née Nehru) (1917â?"1984) Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
(Mahatma, â?oGreat Soulâ??) (1869â?"1948) Gandhi, Rajiv (1944â?"1991)
Harappans and Aryans Iltutmish (ruled 1210â?"1236) and the Delhi Sultanate
(1210â?"1526 and 1540â?"1555) Jinnah, Mohammad Ali (Qaid-e-Azam, â?oGreat
Leaderâ??) (c. 1876â?"1948) Lakshmibai, Rani (c. 1827 or 1835â?"1858)
Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889â?"1964) Rao, Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha
(1921â?"2004) Shivaji (1630â?"1680) and the Maratha Empire (1674â?"1818)
Singh, Manmohan (1932â?") Chapter 3: Government and Politics Overview
Armed Forces Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Communist Parties in India
Constitution Corruption Elections Foreign Relations Gandhi, Sonia (née
Edvige Antonia Albina MÃ ino) (1946â?") Indian National Congress Janata
Party and Janata Dal Legal System and Law Enforcement Modi, Narendra
Damodardas (1950â?") Parliament Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Regional Parties State and Local Government Chapter 4: Economy Overview
Agriculture Energy Industry Financial Institutions Foreign Investment
Foreign Trade Land Policy Liberalization Manufacturing Migrant Laborers
Nehruvian Economy Pirating and Copyright Issues Public Sector Enterprises
Reserve and Foreign Debt Rupee and Currency Exchange Sen, Amartya Kumar
(1933â?") Service Industry Stock Exchanges Trade Union and Labor Movement
Workplace Safety World Trade Organization and Group of Twenty Chapter 5:
Religion and Thought Overview Buddhism Christianity in India Folk Religions
in India Hinduism Islam in India Jainism Religious Reformism Religious
Violence in India Sikhism Zoroastrianism in India Chapter 6: Social Classes
and Ethnicity Overview Aging Population Caste System Dalits Ethnic Groups
Health Care Middle Class Other Backward Classes Poverty and Social Welfare
Retirement Tribals Urbanization Chapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality
Overview Domestic Violence Dowry Education Employment Family Life,
Marriage, and Sexuality Health LGBT Issues Marriage Sex-Selective Abortion
Sex Trade Chapter 8: Education Overview Elementary and Secondary Education
Indian Institutes of Management Indian Institutes of Technology
International Students and Foreign Exchange Programs Postsecondary
Education Raman, Chandrasekhara Venkata (1888â?"1970) Religious Education
Chapter 9: Language Overview English Hindi Sanskrit Scheduled Languages
Scripts Chapter 10: Etiquette Overview Etiquette in Ancient Texts Greetings
and Introductions Marriage Purity, Pollution, and Meals Visiting and
Hospitality Chapter 11: Literature and Drama Overview Bardic Literature in
India English Literature in India Hindi Literature Indian Drama Jnanpith
Award and Sahitya Akademi Award Literature in Indian Regional Languages
Mahabharata and Ramayana Persian Literature in India Sanskrit Literature
Tagore, Rabindranath (1861â?"1941) Vedic Literature Chapter 12: Art and
Architecture Overview Chandigarh and Planned Cities Colonial Architecture
in India Harappan Art and Architecture Hindu Temple Architecture
Indo-Islamic Architecture Mughal and Rajput Painting New Delhi Chapter 13:
Music and Dance Overview Classical Dance Classical Music Contemporary and
Bollywood Dance Devotional Music Folk Music and Dances Musical Instruments
Popular Music Chapter 14: Food Overview Christian Foodways Cooking
Techniques and Equipment Diet and Health Eating Out Feasts, Fasts, and
Festivals Food and Ingredients Hindu Foodways Jain Foodways Meals Muslim
Foodways Parsi Foodways Sikh Foodways Spices Tribal (Adivasi) Foodways
Chapter 15: Leisure and Sports Overview Alcohol and Narcotics Children's
Games Cricket Football (Soccer) Hockey Nightlife Vacations Wrestling
Chapter 16: Media and Popular Culture Overview Alternative and Community
Media Bollywood and the Hindi Film Industry Cinema Audiences The Internet
and Social Media News Regulation and Censorship Popular Music Cultures
Religion, Politics, and Visual Culture Appendix A: A Day in the Life A Day
in the Life of a Farmer A Day in the Life of a Hotel Trainee A Day in the
Life of a Leather Worker A Day in the Life of a Student A Day in the Life
of a Widow Appendix C: Facts and Figures Appendix D: Holidays Selected
Bibliography Index
Chapter 1: Geography Overview Climate Deccan Disputed Territories Himalayas
Indian Ocean Indo-Gangetic Plain Islands Major Cities Natural Resources
Pollution and the Environment Population Rivers States and Union
Territories Thar Desert Transportation Water Conservation Chapter 2:
History Overview Timeline Babur (1483â?"1530) and the Mughal Empire
(1526â?"1857) Chandragupta (ruled c. 325/321â?"297 BCE) and the Mauryan
Dynasty (c. 325/321â?"185 BCE) Chandra Gupta I (ruled c. 320â?"335), the
Gupta Dynasty (c. 320â?"550), and Harshavardhana (ruled 606â?"647) Gandhi,
Indira Priyadarshini (née Nehru) (1917â?"1984) Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
(Mahatma, â?oGreat Soulâ??) (1869â?"1948) Gandhi, Rajiv (1944â?"1991)
Harappans and Aryans Iltutmish (ruled 1210â?"1236) and the Delhi Sultanate
(1210â?"1526 and 1540â?"1555) Jinnah, Mohammad Ali (Qaid-e-Azam, â?oGreat
Leaderâ??) (c. 1876â?"1948) Lakshmibai, Rani (c. 1827 or 1835â?"1858)
Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889â?"1964) Rao, Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha
(1921â?"2004) Shivaji (1630â?"1680) and the Maratha Empire (1674â?"1818)
Singh, Manmohan (1932â?") Chapter 3: Government and Politics Overview
Armed Forces Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Communist Parties in India
Constitution Corruption Elections Foreign Relations Gandhi, Sonia (née
Edvige Antonia Albina MÃ ino) (1946â?") Indian National Congress Janata
Party and Janata Dal Legal System and Law Enforcement Modi, Narendra
Damodardas (1950â?") Parliament Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Regional Parties State and Local Government Chapter 4: Economy Overview
Agriculture Energy Industry Financial Institutions Foreign Investment
Foreign Trade Land Policy Liberalization Manufacturing Migrant Laborers
Nehruvian Economy Pirating and Copyright Issues Public Sector Enterprises
Reserve and Foreign Debt Rupee and Currency Exchange Sen, Amartya Kumar
(1933â?") Service Industry Stock Exchanges Trade Union and Labor Movement
Workplace Safety World Trade Organization and Group of Twenty Chapter 5:
Religion and Thought Overview Buddhism Christianity in India Folk Religions
in India Hinduism Islam in India Jainism Religious Reformism Religious
Violence in India Sikhism Zoroastrianism in India Chapter 6: Social Classes
and Ethnicity Overview Aging Population Caste System Dalits Ethnic Groups
Health Care Middle Class Other Backward Classes Poverty and Social Welfare
Retirement Tribals Urbanization Chapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality
Overview Domestic Violence Dowry Education Employment Family Life,
Marriage, and Sexuality Health LGBT Issues Marriage Sex-Selective Abortion
Sex Trade Chapter 8: Education Overview Elementary and Secondary Education
Indian Institutes of Management Indian Institutes of Technology
International Students and Foreign Exchange Programs Postsecondary
Education Raman, Chandrasekhara Venkata (1888â?"1970) Religious Education
Chapter 9: Language Overview English Hindi Sanskrit Scheduled Languages
Scripts Chapter 10: Etiquette Overview Etiquette in Ancient Texts Greetings
and Introductions Marriage Purity, Pollution, and Meals Visiting and
Hospitality Chapter 11: Literature and Drama Overview Bardic Literature in
India English Literature in India Hindi Literature Indian Drama Jnanpith
Award and Sahitya Akademi Award Literature in Indian Regional Languages
Mahabharata and Ramayana Persian Literature in India Sanskrit Literature
Tagore, Rabindranath (1861â?"1941) Vedic Literature Chapter 12: Art and
Architecture Overview Chandigarh and Planned Cities Colonial Architecture
in India Harappan Art and Architecture Hindu Temple Architecture
Indo-Islamic Architecture Mughal and Rajput Painting New Delhi Chapter 13:
Music and Dance Overview Classical Dance Classical Music Contemporary and
Bollywood Dance Devotional Music Folk Music and Dances Musical Instruments
Popular Music Chapter 14: Food Overview Christian Foodways Cooking
Techniques and Equipment Diet and Health Eating Out Feasts, Fasts, and
Festivals Food and Ingredients Hindu Foodways Jain Foodways Meals Muslim
Foodways Parsi Foodways Sikh Foodways Spices Tribal (Adivasi) Foodways
Chapter 15: Leisure and Sports Overview Alcohol and Narcotics Children's
Games Cricket Football (Soccer) Hockey Nightlife Vacations Wrestling
Chapter 16: Media and Popular Culture Overview Alternative and Community
Media Bollywood and the Hindi Film Industry Cinema Audiences The Internet
and Social Media News Regulation and Censorship Popular Music Cultures
Religion, Politics, and Visual Culture Appendix A: A Day in the Life A Day
in the Life of a Farmer A Day in the Life of a Hotel Trainee A Day in the
Life of a Leather Worker A Day in the Life of a Student A Day in the Life
of a Widow Appendix C: Facts and Figures Appendix D: Holidays Selected
Bibliography Index