In Spite of the Gods

卢斯，牛津大学政治、哲学和经济学学士，并在伦敦城市大学新闻专业进修。曾任克林顿政府财政部长拉里·萨默斯的演讲撰稿人。1 995年以来一直就职于《金融时报》，2001～2005年驻印度新德里，任南亚局主任，目前为《金融时报》驻华盛顿的评论员。

出版者:Abacus

作者:Edward Luce

页数:416

出版时间:2007

价格:GBP 9.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780349118741

图书标签:印度政治sdafasIndia

India is poised to become one of the world's three largest economies in the next generation and to overtake China as the world's most populous country by 2032. Well before then India's incipient nuclear deterrent will have acquired intercontinental range and air, sea and land capabilities. India's volatile relationship with its nuclear-armed neighbour, Pakistan, may prove to be the source of the world's next major conflict. And if you call anyone -- from your bank to rail enquiries -- your query may well be dealt with by a graduate in Gujarat. Any way one looks at it, India's fate matters. In IN SPITE OF THE GODS, Edward Luce, one of the most incisive and talented journalists of his generation, will assess the forces that are forging the new nation. Cutting through the miasma that still clouds thinking about India, this extraordinarily accomplished book takes the measure of a society that is struggling to come to grips with modernity.Drawing on historical research, existing literature and his own unparalleled access as the New Delhi-based, South Asia correspondent of the FT, this is a book that will enthral as well as educate and will remain the definitive book on the country for many years.

读后感

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