India
  • Published: 7 March 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141041575
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $29.99
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India

A Portrait

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2 Apr 2012
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7 Mar 2012
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A fresh, illuminating narrative exploration of one of the most contradictory and dynamic countries on earth

One of this century's greatest surprises has been the economic and social revolution in India. What is the real nature of this rapid change, and where are its roots?

India takes the reader on an extraordinary journey, geographically from the remote Buddhist north to the tropical far south and socially from the new multi-millionaires to the many Indians still crushed by caste and poverty. This is the book for anyone wanting to get to grips with this extraordinary country - and French, with his in-depth knowledge and understanding of India, is perfectly placed to write it.
  • Published: 7 March 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141041575
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $29.99
Categories:

About the author

Patrick French

Patrick French is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Liberty or Death: India's Journey to Independence and Division; Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land; and Younghusband: The Last Great Imperial Adventurer. He lives in London, England.

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Praise for India

French combines his lifelong passion, India, with his scholarly interest ... a fascinating anaylsis, revealing a deeper truth.

Salil Tripathi, The Independent

It is a funny, witty book; also dense, gripping, thrilling. What blazes through from each page is French's absolute and uncondescending engagement with India

Neel Mukherjee, The Times

Wide-ranging, clear-sighted, warm-hearted and immensely readable

Nirpal Dhaliwal, Evening Standard

French is a fine reporter, with an appealing fascination for all things Indian ... an accomplished portrait of momentous times in a remarkable country

Economist

Admirable ... There are many Indias, and Patrick French sets out, with enthusiasm and empathy, to encounter as many as he can find

David Gilmour, Spectator

Mr. French compresses 63 years of post-independence history into 450-odd pages fizzing with wit, insight and infectious curiosity ... a riveting read, and one suspects that Mr. French could not pen a boring passage if he tried.

Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal
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