In Spite of the Gods

Contents:
1.Global and Medieval: India's schizophrenic economy
2.The Burra Sahibs: The long tentacles of India's state
3.Battles of the Righteous:The rise of India's lower Castes
4.The Imaginary Horse: The continuing threat of Hindu Nationalism
5.Long live the Sycophants!: the Congress Party's continuing love affair with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty
6.Many Crescents:South Asia's divided Muslims
7.A triangular Dance:Why India's relations with the United States and China will shape the world in the Twenty-first century
8.New India,Old India: The many-layered character of Indian modernity