Preface
vii
CONTENTS
Introduction
11
Global and Medieval:
India's schizophrenic economy
25
2
The Burra Sahibs:
The long tentacles of India's state
64
3
Battles of the Righteous:
The rise of India's lower
castes
1
06
4
The Imaginary Horse:
The continuing
threat
of Hindu
nationalism
1
44
5
Long Live the Sycophants!:
The Congress Party's
continuing love affair with the Nehru—Gandhi dynasty
1
82
6
Many Crescents:
South Asia's divided Muslims
221
7
A Triangular Dance:
Why India's relations with the
United States and China will shape the world in the
t
wenty-first century
2618
New India, Old India:
The many-layered character of
Indian modernity
300
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Index
334
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