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| author = [[Dietmar Rothermund]]<br />
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| country = United States<br />
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| subject = [[Economy of India]]<br />
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| publisher = [[Yale University Press]]<br />
| pub_date = 2008<br />
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| pages = 274<br />
| isbn = 978-0-300-11309-9<br />
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| congress = HC435.3.R68 2008<br />
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'''''India: The Rise of an Asian Giant''''' is a 2008 book by [[Dietmar Rothermund]] which describes the contemporary state of the major influences on the [[economy of India]].<br />
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==Chapter synopsis==<br />
The chapters of this book are named to be descriptive of the contents and are as follows:<br />
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*Building a Democratic Nation<br />
*Emergence of National Coalitions<br />
*Tensions of Federalism<br />
*Role in World Affairs<br />
*Argument of Power: Atom Bombs and Rockets<br />
*Liberalizing a Hidebound Economy<br />
*Sick Mills and Strong Powerlooms<br />
*Diamonds, Garments, and Software<br />
*Quest for Supercomputers<br />
*Agriculture: Crisis or Promise<br />
*Giant's Shackles: Water, Energy, and Infrastructure<br />
*Caste in a Changing Society<br />
*Boon of Demographic Dividend<br />
*Demand for Education<br />
*New Middle Class: Consumers and Savers<br />
*Persistence of Poverty<br />
*Splendour of the Media<br />
*Dynamic Diaspora<br />
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==Reviews==<br />
The review in ''[[The Spectator]]'' noted that this book is "a meticulous historian's collection of facts, backed by a lifetime's work."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trouble-and-strife-4-june-2008 |title=India: The Rise of an Asian Giant &#124; Dietmar Rothermund |first=William |last=Leith |work=[[The Spectator]] |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605040300/http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/752721/trouble-and-strife.thtml |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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A reviewer for the [[British Scholar Society]] said that the "chapters that make up this book are more extended vignettes than comprehensive surveys, offering a short narrative built around a handful of examples and statistics."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://britishscholar.org/publications/2009/12/01/india-the-rise-of-an-asian-giant/ |title=India: The Rise of an Asian Giant |first=Shashank |last=Joshi|work=[[British Scholar Society]] |date=1 December 2009 |accessdate=28 October 2011}}</ref><br />
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Another reviewer said that while the book purports to be an introductory text, it may in fact be too advanced for a beginner, but still - "..no other 'introduction' to India covers more ground than Rothermund's book."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=29995 |title=Missing the Forest for the Trees |first=Umair A. |last=Muhajir|work=h-net.org |date=May 2010 |accessdate=28 October 2011}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|1=http://yalepress.yale.edu/book.asp?isbn=9780300158274}}<br />
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[[Category:Yale University Press books]]<br />
[[Category:Indian non-fiction books]]<br />
[[Category:Books about globalization]]<br />
[[Category:Books about the economy of India]]<br />
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