India After Gandhi
by Ramachandra Guha
Taste attributes: historicalpoliticaldocumentaryslowheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedsocial commentarycomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Born in privation and civil war, divided by caste, class, language and religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united and democratic country. This remarkable book tells the full story--the pain and the struggle, the humiliations and the glories--of the world's largest and least likely democracy.
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- Author
- Ramachandra Guha
- Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 893
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