India : A Country Study

Written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists, this book describes & analyzes India's political, economic, social, & national security systems & institutions, & examines the interrelationships of those systems & the ways they are shaped by historical & cultural factors. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up Indian society, their origins, dominant beliefs & values, their common interests & the issues on which they are divided, the nature & extent of their involvement with national institutions, & their attitudes toward each other & toward their social system & political order. Illustrated.Heitzman, James is the author of 'India : A Country Study', published 1999 under ISBN 9780788182464 and ISBN 0788182463.