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The Age of Aspiration: Power, Wealth, and Conflict in Globalizing India Hardcover – Illustrated, October 6, 2015

2.5 out of 5 stars 3

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Praise for The Age of Aspiration:
"Hiro (
The Longest August) develops a dense, intriguing analysis of India's complex sociopolitical climate since 1991, when the country launched extensive neoliberal reforms. The book reveals the gap between astonishing technological developments and the worsening status of the poor. While appreciative of the information technology education that gives Indian students a competitive edge throughout the world, Hiro points out that 'the benefits of the boom have gone to those at the top and the middle, leaving the bottom stagnating.'"
Publishers Weekly

"[M]eticulously researched and exhaustively detailed . . . Hiro's work provides a stunning indictment of the fashionable idea echoed endlessly by mainstream pundits of a politically and economically healthy, thriving, democratic India. . . .
The Age of Aspiration is replete with colorful and sordid tales of sleaze and corruption that follow politicians and businessmen alike. . . . Hiro's narrative provides a compelling case for just how distorted of a 'democracy' India has become."
In These Times

"Hiro looks at the impact of globalization both on villagers and on the institutions involved, thus encompassing both the small and big pictures...Hiro examines the incredibly powerful Indian diaspora in Silicon Valley; and the continued role of the Maoist Naxalites... As comprehensive and knowledgeable as Hiro's earlier
Inside India Today (1977; reissued 2013).” ―Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Dilip Hiro:
"Hiro…is a model political analyst. His approach is as incorrigibly nonpartisan as it is methodical."
The Sunday Times

Praise for Dilip Hiro's Secrets and Lies:
"Deeply informed."
―Noam Chomsky

"An extraordinary account…Hiro has fashioned a well-rounded, thought-provoking story about the Bush administration's bellicose preparations, the invasion and the postwar headaches."
―Stanley Meisler,
Los Angeles Times

Praise for After Empire:
"Dilip Hiro writes from an unabashedly un-American point of view. It is arresting to see a familiar subject assume an unfamiliar shape."
The Economist

About the Author

Dilip Hiro is a leading expert on the Middle East and South Asia. He is the author of the bestselling "Iraq in the Eye of the Storm"; the Orwell Prize-nominated "Secrets and Lies"; and "Inside Central Asia," a "Financial Times" Best Book of the Year. He has appeared on NPR, "Democracy Now!," and CNN. He lives in London.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The New Press; Illustrated edition (October 6, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620971305
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1620971307
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.53 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    2.5 out of 5 stars 3

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