Customer Review: One of the books about India that I've really enjoyed reading is Edward Luce's "In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India." One point Luce, a foreign correspondent in India for the Financial Times, makes very clear is that India has bypassed the industrial revolution by advancing directly from... more info
Customer Review: among all the books talking up india recently (and i have read just about all), this one is very different. i was born in india but have lived in the US most of my life. this book is an incredibly detailed perspective into the "real" india. compared to this, other books seems superficial. the... more info