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The beautiful and the damned : a portrait of the new India /

"A personal, narrative work of journalism and cultural analysis, The beautiful and the damned examines India's many contradictions through five individual perspectives."--Publisher's description.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deb, Siddhartha, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Faber and Faber, 2011.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
India > Civilization > 21st century.
India > Politics and government > 21st century.
India > Economic conditions > 21st century.
India > Social conditions > 21st century.
India > Civilization.
India > Politics and government.
India > Economic conditions.
India > Social conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The great Gatsby : a rich man in India
  • Ghosts in the machine : the engineer's burden
  • Red sorghum : farmers in the free market
  • The factory : the permanent world of temporary workers
  • The girl from F&B : women in the big city
  • Acknowledgements.