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India

by Stanley Wolpert

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

A wonderfully literate introduction to India by the acknowledged master. Author of 14 books and a professor of history since 1958, Wolpert distills a tremendous amount of information in this detailed overview, tackling the environment, religion and philosophy, the arts and sciences, domestic and foreign policy and culture.  (IDA04, $26.95)

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