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Chargement... The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone (2007)par Shashi Tharoor
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  danoomistmatiste | Jan 24, 2016 |   I really do not know how to review this book but before I even attempt to do that, my advice to you folks would be to go grab a copy (even if that means having to beg, borrow, steal :-)). This book is of course about India. As complex as this country is, the author has managed to run the gamut, from the Indus Valley Civilization to the current IT revolution, and boy has he done a wonderful job. The whole book is composed of short chapters of about 4-5 pages each. In each of these he takes up a specific topic and manages to give a very in depth dissertation with his superb, mellifluous prose, punctured with idioms, sufeit with words that will have you scurrying for your dictionary. kkhambadkone | Jan 17, 2016 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Interest in India has never been greater. Here Shashi Tharoor, one of the subcontinent's most respected writers and diplomats, offers precious insights into this complex, multifaceted land, which despite its dazzling diversity of languages, customs, and cultures remains--more than sixty years after its founding--the world's largest democracy. He describes the vast changes that have transformed this once sleeping giant into a world leader in science and technology, a nation once poverty-stricken that now boasts a middle class of over 300 million people--as large as the entire population of the United States. Artfully combining hard facts and statistics with opinion and observation, Tharoor discusses the strengths and weaknesses of his rapidly evolving homeland in five areas--politics, economics, culture, society, and sports--and takes a fresh look at the world's oldest civilizations and most populous countries. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I really do not know how to review this book but before I even attempt to do that, my advice to you folks would be to go grab a copy (even if that means having to beg, borrow, steal :-)).
This book is of course about India. As complex as this country is, the author has managed to run the gamut, from the Indus Valley Civilization to the current IT revolution, and boy has he done a wonderful job. The whole book is composed of short chapters of about 4-5 pages each. In each of these he takes up a specific topic and manages to give a very in depth dissertation with his superb, mellifluous prose, punctured with idioms, sufeit with words that will have you scurrying for your dictionary.