India von Shashi Tharoor

From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond
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At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, a new nation was born. It has seventeen major languages and 22,000 distinct dialects. It has over a billion individuals of every ethnic extraction known to humanity. It has a population that is 32 percent illiterate, but also one of the world's largest pools of trained scientists and engineers. Its ageless civilization is the birthplace of four major religions, a dozen different traditions of classical dance, and three hundred ways of cooking a potato. Shashi Tharoor's India is a fascinating portrait of one of the world's most interesting countries-its politics, its mentality, and its cultural riches. An eloquent argument for the importance of India to the future of America and the industrialized world, the book flows with the energy and erudition that distinguished his prize-winning novels. A New York Times Notable Book, this work of remarkable depth and startling originality combines elements of political scholarship, personal reflection, memoir, fiction, and polemic, all illuminated in vivid and compelling prose.

At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, a new nation was born. It has seventeen major languages and 22,000 distinct dialects. It has over a billion individuals of every ethnic extraction known to humanity. It has a population that is 32 percent illiterate, but also one of the world's largest pools of trained scientists and engineers. Its ageless civilization is the birthplace of four major religions, a dozen different traditions of classical dance, and three hundred ways of cooking a potato. Shashi Tharoor's India is a fascinating portrait of one of the world's most interesting countries-its politics, its mentality, and its cultural riches. An eloquent argument for the importance of India to the future of America and the industrialized world, the book flows with the energy and erudition that distinguished his prize-winning novels. A New York Times Notable Book, this work of remarkable depth and startling originality combines elements of political scholarship, personal reflection, memoir, fiction, and polemic, all illuminated in vivid and compelling prose.

AutorTharoor, Shashi
EinbandKartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr2012
Seitenangabe424 S.
LieferstatusLieferbar in ca. 20-45 Arbeitstagen
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
MasseH81.4 cm x B0.6 cm x D14.2 cm 481 g
CoverlagArcade (Imprint/Brand)
VerlagSimon & Schuster N.Y.

Über den Autor Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor wurde 1956 in London als Kind einer keralischen Diplomatenfamilie geboren und wuchs in Indien auf. Er ist Jurist, Politiker und zählt zu den bedeutendsten zeitgenössischen indischen Schriftstellern. Als Bestseller-Autor hat er mehr als zwanzig Bücher, Belletristik wie Sachbücher, veröffentlicht und ist darüber hinaus ein bekannter Kritiker und Kolumnist. Tharoor hat als Diplomat bei der UNO-Kommission für Flüchtlinge in Genf, Singapur und New York gearbeitet. Von 2002 bis 2007 war er einer der Stellvertreter von UNO-Generalsekretär Kofi Annan und von 2009 bis 2010 Staatsminister im indischen Außenministerium. Im indischen Parlament zählt er heute zu dessen prominentesten Mitgliedern.

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