Mistaken Modernity - India Between Worlds

From Hindu notions of dirt, South Asia's preference for women leaders to patronage in democratic politics, Dipankar Gupta resolves many of the paradoxes of contemporary India in this book. In the process, he issues a damning indictment of thewestoxicated"

About the author

Dipankar Gupta is a professor of sociology at the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and has also taught abroad. He writes regularly on sociopolitical issues in national newspapers. His other books are: Nativism in a Metropolis - Th

Product details

• Authors: Dipankar Gupta
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2014
• EAN: 9788172234140
• ISBN: 978-81-7223-414-0
• No. of pages: 235
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 236 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)