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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (lii, 850 pages)
- Note
-
- "Research completed September 1995."
- ©2010 Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc
- Contents
-
- Antecedents. Harappan culture ; Vedic Aryans
- Kingdoms and empires. The Mauryan empire ; The Deccan and the South
- The classical age. Gupta and Harsha ; The southern rivals
- The Delhi sultanate. The coming of Islam ; Southern dynasties
- The Mughal era. The Mughals ; The Marathas ; The Sikhs ; The coming of the Europeans
- The British empire in India. Company rule, 1757-1857 ; The British Raj, 1858-1947
- The independence movement. Origins of the Congress and the Muslim League ; War, reforms, and agitation ; Mahatma Gandhi ; Political impasse and independence
- Independent India. National integration ; Nehru's legacy ; The rise of Indira Gandhi ; Rajiv Gandhi
- Setting
- Geography. Principal regions ; Rivers ; Climate ; Earthquakes
- Population. Structure and dynamics ; Population projections ; Population and family planning policy
- Health. Health condition ; Health care
- Education. Administration and funding ; Primary and secondary education ; Colleges and universities ; Education and society
- The roots of Indian religion. The Vedas and polytheism ; Karma and liberation
- The monastic path. Jainism ; Buddhism ; The tradition of the enlightened master
- The worship of personal gods. Vishnu ; Shiva ; Brahma and the Hindu trinity ; The goddess ; Local deities
- The ceremonies of Hinduism. Domestic worship ; Life-cycle rituals ; Public worship
- Islam. Origins and tenets ; Islamic traditions in South Asia
- Sikhism. Early history and tenets ; Twentieth-century developments
- Other minority religions. Tribal religions ; Christianity ; Zoroastrianism ; Judaism
- Modern transformations
- Linguistic relations. Diversity, use, and policy ; Languages of India ; Hindi and English ; Linguistic states ; The social context of language
- Ethnic minorities. Tribes ; Descendants of foreign groups
- Regionalism. Telengana movement ; Jharkhand movement ; Uttarakhand ; Gorkhaland ; Ladakh ; The Northeast ; Outlook
- Themes in Indian society. Hierarchy ; Purity and pollution ; Social interdependence
- Family and kinship. Family ideals ; Variations in family structure ; Large kinship groups ; Family authority and harmony ; Veiling and the seclusion of women ; Life passages
- Caste and class. Varna, caste, and other divisions ; Intercaste relations ; Changes in the caste system ; Classes ; The fringes of society
- The village community. Settlement and structure ; Village unity and divisiveness
- Urban life. The growth of cities ; Urban inequities ; Cities as centers
- Future trends
- Structure of the economy. Independence to 1979 ; Growth since 1980 ; Liberalization in the early 1990s
- The role of government. Early policy developments ; Antipoverty programs ; Development planning
- Finance. Budget ; Fiscal administration ; Monetary process
- Foreign economic relations. Aid ; Trade ; Foreign-exchange system ; External debt
- Labor. Size and composition of the work force ; Labor relations
- Industry. Government policies ; Manufacturing ; Construction ; Energy ; Mining and quarrying
- Transportation. Railroads ; Rapid transit ; The road system ; Motor vehicles ; Ports, maritime transportation, and inland waterways ; Civil aviation
- Telecommunications. National policy ; Telephone ; Radio ; Television
- Tourism
- Science and technology. Origin and development ; Infrastructure and government role ; Resource allocation ; Major research organizations ; Prospects in science and technology
- Land use. Himalayas ; Indo-Gangetic Plain ; Peninsular India
- Land tenure. Landholding categories ; Land reform
- Economic development. Evolution of policy ; Development programs
- Production. Crop output ; The green revolution
- Livestock and poultry
- Forestry
- Fishing
- Agricultural credit
- Agricultural taxation
- Marketing, trade, and aid. Marketing and marketing services ; External trade ; External aid
- Impact of economic reforms on agriculture
- The constitutional framework. Fundamental rights ;
- Label
- India : a country study
- Title
- India
- Title remainder
- a country study
- Statement of responsibility
- Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden
- Title variation
- Country studies, India
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- NjRocCCS
- Government publication
- federal national government publication
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS407
- LC item number
- .I4465 1996
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1950-2008
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Heitzman, James
- Worden, Robert L
- Library of Congress
- Series statement
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- Area handbook series
- DA pam
- HeinOnline world constitutions illustrated
- Series volume
- 550-21
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- India
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- India : a country study, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden
- Note
-
- "Research completed September 1995."
- ©2010 Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-785) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Antecedents. Harappan culture ; Vedic Aryans -- Kingdoms and empires. The Mauryan empire ; The Deccan and the South -- The classical age. Gupta and Harsha ; The southern rivals -- The Delhi sultanate. The coming of Islam ; Southern dynasties -- The Mughal era. The Mughals ; The Marathas ; The Sikhs ; The coming of the Europeans -- The British empire in India. Company rule, 1757-1857 ; The British Raj, 1858-1947 -- The independence movement. Origins of the Congress and the Muslim League ; War, reforms, and agitation ; Mahatma Gandhi ; Political impasse and independence -- Independent India. National integration ; Nehru's legacy ; The rise of Indira Gandhi ; Rajiv Gandhi -- Setting -- Geography. Principal regions ; Rivers ; Climate ; Earthquakes -- Population. Structure and dynamics ; Population projections ; Population and family planning policy -- Health. Health condition ; Health care -- Education. Administration and funding ; Primary and secondary education ; Colleges and universities ; Education and society -- The roots of Indian religion. The Vedas and polytheism ; Karma and liberation -- The monastic path. Jainism ; Buddhism ; The tradition of the enlightened master -- The worship of personal gods. Vishnu ; Shiva ; Brahma and the Hindu trinity ; The goddess ; Local deities -- The ceremonies of Hinduism. Domestic worship ; Life-cycle rituals ; Public worship -- Islam. Origins and tenets ; Islamic traditions in South Asia -- Sikhism. Early history and tenets ; Twentieth-century developments -- Other minority religions. Tribal religions ; Christianity ; Zoroastrianism ; Judaism -- Modern transformations -- Linguistic relations. Diversity, use, and policy ; Languages of India ; Hindi and English ; Linguistic states ; The social context of language -- Ethnic minorities. Tribes ; Descendants of foreign groups -- Regionalism. Telengana movement ; Jharkhand movement ; Uttarakhand ; Gorkhaland ; Ladakh ; The Northeast ; Outlook -- Themes in Indian society. Hierarchy ; Purity and pollution ; Social interdependence -- Family and kinship. Family ideals ; Variations in family structure ; Large kinship groups ; Family authority and harmony ; Veiling and the seclusion of women ; Life passages -- Caste and class. Varna, caste, and other divisions ; Intercaste relations ; Changes in the caste system ; Classes ; The fringes of society -- The village community. Settlement and structure ; Village unity and divisiveness -- Urban life. The growth of cities ; Urban inequities ; Cities as centers -- Future trends -- Structure of the economy. Independence to 1979 ; Growth since 1980 ; Liberalization in the early 1990s -- The role of government. Early policy developments ; Antipoverty programs ; Development planning -- Finance. Budget ; Fiscal administration ; Monetary process -- Foreign economic relations. Aid ; Trade ; Foreign-exchange system ; External debt -- Labor. Size and composition of the work force ; Labor relations -- Industry. Government policies ; Manufacturing ; Construction ; Energy ; Mining and quarrying -- Transportation. Railroads ; Rapid transit ; The road system ; Motor vehicles ; Ports, maritime transportation, and inland waterways ; Civil aviation -- Telecommunications. National policy ; Telephone ; Radio ; Television -- Tourism -- Science and technology. Origin and development ; Infrastructure and government role ; Resource allocation ; Major research organizations ; Prospects in science and technology -- Land use. Himalayas ; Indo-Gangetic Plain ; Peninsular India -- Land tenure. Landholding categories ; Land reform -- Economic development. Evolution of policy ; Development programs -- Production. Crop output ; The green revolution -- Livestock and poultry -- Forestry -- Fishing -- Agricultural credit -- Agricultural taxation -- Marketing, trade, and aid. Marketing and marketing services ; External trade ; External aid -- Impact of economic reforms on agriculture -- The constitutional framework. Fundamental rights ;
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- Edition
- 5th edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (lii, 850 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
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- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- India : a country study, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden
- Note
-
- "Research completed September 1995."
- ©2010 Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-785) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Antecedents. Harappan culture ; Vedic Aryans -- Kingdoms and empires. The Mauryan empire ; The Deccan and the South -- The classical age. Gupta and Harsha ; The southern rivals -- The Delhi sultanate. The coming of Islam ; Southern dynasties -- The Mughal era. The Mughals ; The Marathas ; The Sikhs ; The coming of the Europeans -- The British empire in India. Company rule, 1757-1857 ; The British Raj, 1858-1947 -- The independence movement. Origins of the Congress and the Muslim League ; War, reforms, and agitation ; Mahatma Gandhi ; Political impasse and independence -- Independent India. National integration ; Nehru's legacy ; The rise of Indira Gandhi ; Rajiv Gandhi -- Setting -- Geography. Principal regions ; Rivers ; Climate ; Earthquakes -- Population. Structure and dynamics ; Population projections ; Population and family planning policy -- Health. Health condition ; Health care -- Education. Administration and funding ; Primary and secondary education ; Colleges and universities ; Education and society -- The roots of Indian religion. The Vedas and polytheism ; Karma and liberation -- The monastic path. Jainism ; Buddhism ; The tradition of the enlightened master -- The worship of personal gods. Vishnu ; Shiva ; Brahma and the Hindu trinity ; The goddess ; Local deities -- The ceremonies of Hinduism. Domestic worship ; Life-cycle rituals ; Public worship -- Islam. Origins and tenets ; Islamic traditions in South Asia -- Sikhism. Early history and tenets ; Twentieth-century developments -- Other minority religions. Tribal religions ; Christianity ; Zoroastrianism ; Judaism -- Modern transformations -- Linguistic relations. Diversity, use, and policy ; Languages of India ; Hindi and English ; Linguistic states ; The social context of language -- Ethnic minorities. Tribes ; Descendants of foreign groups -- Regionalism. Telengana movement ; Jharkhand movement ; Uttarakhand ; Gorkhaland ; Ladakh ; The Northeast ; Outlook -- Themes in Indian society. Hierarchy ; Purity and pollution ; Social interdependence -- Family and kinship. Family ideals ; Variations in family structure ; Large kinship groups ; Family authority and harmony ; Veiling and the seclusion of women ; Life passages -- Caste and class. Varna, caste, and other divisions ; Intercaste relations ; Changes in the caste system ; Classes ; The fringes of society -- The village community. Settlement and structure ; Village unity and divisiveness -- Urban life. The growth of cities ; Urban inequities ; Cities as centers -- Future trends -- Structure of the economy. Independence to 1979 ; Growth since 1980 ; Liberalization in the early 1990s -- The role of government. Early policy developments ; Antipoverty programs ; Development planning -- Finance. Budget ; Fiscal administration ; Monetary process -- Foreign economic relations. Aid ; Trade ; Foreign-exchange system ; External debt -- Labor. Size and composition of the work force ; Labor relations -- Industry. Government policies ; Manufacturing ; Construction ; Energy ; Mining and quarrying -- Transportation. Railroads ; Rapid transit ; The road system ; Motor vehicles ; Ports, maritime transportation, and inland waterways ; Civil aviation -- Telecommunications. National policy ; Telephone ; Radio ; Television -- Tourism -- Science and technology. Origin and development ; Infrastructure and government role ; Resource allocation ; Major research organizations ; Prospects in science and technology -- Land use. Himalayas ; Indo-Gangetic Plain ; Peninsular India -- Land tenure. Landholding categories ; Land reform -- Economic development. Evolution of policy ; Development programs -- Production. Crop output ; The green revolution -- Livestock and poultry -- Forestry -- Fishing -- Agricultural credit -- Agricultural taxation -- Marketing, trade, and aid. Marketing and marketing services ; External trade ; External aid -- Impact of economic reforms on agriculture -- The constitutional framework. Fundamental rights ;
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Extent
- 1 online resource (lii, 850 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
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