The Hindu equilibrium India c. 1500 B.C.-2000 A.D. /
Lal, Deepak.
The Hindu equilibrium India c. 1500 B.C.-2000 A.D. / [electronic resource] : Deepak Lal. - Abridged and rev. ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xliii, 440 p.) : ill., maps.
Previous ed. published in 2 v. with part titles: Cultural stability and economic stagnation and Aspects of Indian labour.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explains India's long economic stagnation and recent rise by examining its social, political and historical evolution in long term perspective. It explains how its distinct social system based on caste arose and why it still is of importance in its political and social arrangements, despite India's recent move from the plan to market.
9780191706097 (ebook) : No price
India--Economic conditions.
India--Social conditions.
India--History.
HC433
330.954
The Hindu equilibrium India c. 1500 B.C.-2000 A.D. / [electronic resource] : Deepak Lal. - Abridged and rev. ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xliii, 440 p.) : ill., maps.
Previous ed. published in 2 v. with part titles: Cultural stability and economic stagnation and Aspects of Indian labour.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explains India's long economic stagnation and recent rise by examining its social, political and historical evolution in long term perspective. It explains how its distinct social system based on caste arose and why it still is of importance in its political and social arrangements, despite India's recent move from the plan to market.
9780191706097 (ebook) : No price
India--Economic conditions.
India--Social conditions.
India--History.
HC433
330.954