Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of India - Couverture rigide

Mehta, Gita

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385474954 ISBN 13 : 9780385474955

Editeur : Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1997

Synopsis

Book by Mehta Gita

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

India is a land of contrasts. It is the world's most populous democracy, but it still upholds the caste system. It is a burgeoning economic superpower, but one of the poorest nations on earth. It is the home of the world's biggest movie industry after Hollywood, as well as to the world's oldest religions. It is an ancient civilization celebrating fifty years as a modern nation. Now, as never before, the world wants to know what contemporary India is all about.

As she has proved in three previous books--her wry take on the marketing of the mystic East in Karma Cola; the rich historical saga of Raj; and the beguiling tales of A River Sutra--there is no better guide to India's multihued mosaic than Gita Mehta. She knows India in all its rich detail--its folkways and history, its culture and politics, its ancient traditions and current concerns. In Snakes and Ladders, she gives a loving but unflinching assessment of India today, in an account that is entertaining, informative, and wholly personal.

Revue de presse :

"Entertaining and beautifully written... A kaleidoscope of modern India." (The Economist)

"Taking in politics, economics, autobiography, jokes, history, polemic, anecdote, interview, race, the arts, literature, caste and the sex industry... as seen from the inside." (John Walsh Independent)

"Superb...a series of short essays, combining reminiscence, reportage and reflection...Gita Mehta's prose is precise, pointed and polished to a sheen... this is a book which informs and delights without presumption or pedantry." (Shashi Tharoor Punch)

"Written with a frankness and incisiveness still in surprisingly short supply among many who write about India... a lively once over...written with deep affection." (Barbara Crossette New York Times Book Review)

"The intelligent voice of India itself... a delicious evocation...formidably informed." (Publishers Weekly)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0385474954
• ISBN 13: 9780385474955
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 297