Snakes And Ladders by Gita Mehta

Snakes And Ladders

Glimpses of Modern India

by Gita Mehta

Nan A. Talese, 1997 [First Edition], ISBN 0385474954, hardcover, dustjacket

As New Condition

'Here, at last, is a key to modern India.  India is the land of contradictions.  It is the world's largest democracy, but it still practices the caste system.  It is a burgeoning economic superpower, but it ranks among the poorest nations on earth.  It is home to the world's largest film industry, and to the world's oldest religions.  It is an ancient civilization celebrating fifty years as a modern nation, entering a new century many believe will belong to China and India.  Now, as never before, the world wants to know what contemporary India is all about.'