French, Patrick <br/><br/>
India: a portrait 

 - New Delhi  Allen Lane  2011 
 - xi, 435 p. 
<br/><br/> One of this century' s greatest surprises has been the economic and social revolution in India. Acountry long characterized by such adjectives as ' timeless ', ' spiritual ' and 'backward ' is now viewed through a new set of cliches: ' hi-tech', 'materialistic', ' go-getting'. But what is the real nature of this rapid change, and what are its roots? (http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141947006,00.html?strSrchSql=India%3A+a+portrait/India_Patrick_French) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670085514 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>India - History - Partition, 1947<br/>India - History -1947<br/>India - Social conditions - 1947
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>954.04  / F7I6