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India

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having been to India before, Wolpert's book helped to give me a better prospective of the country. Wolpert gives information into the important aspects of the country like the environment, early history, religion and philosophy, society, arts/sciences, and polity/foreign policy. The book is easy to read and gives good information into aspects of india like the caste system, foreign policy after independence (its 5-year plans, Kashmir...) and India under British rule.

I am reading this book avidly as I have both personal and professional reasons to care about India. So do you. So far it has been very good... I am learning a lot and am having much of what I learned confirmed by Indian friends. The author has a real affection for India but is not blinded by it. And... it reads well.

A very good, comprehensive yet short (less than 240 pages) and readable overview to all the major topics: geography, history, philosophy and religion, society, arts and sciences, and policy. Worth reading to get started on this immense and diverse country.

This books presents an unique way of looking at India as a whole. It does include biases, but the piece is not drenched in such informations. The Aryans DID come into India from Central Asia, despite what these other [people] who state otherwise. There is a strong amount of evidence. I suggest Hinduism books by David R. Kinsley and Indian Historical books by John Keay. They are highly UNBIASED.

I am reading this book now and will update this review as necessary. The author is an excellent writer and clearly cares very much about India and the Indian people. Thus far, this book has encouraged my interest in this subject and I look forward to finishing the book. Excellent.