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The Age of Aspiration: Power, Wealth, and Conflict in Globalizing India Hardcover – Illustrated, October 6, 2015
by
Dilip Hiro
(Author)
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Nearly four decades ago, Dilip Hiro's Inside India Today, banned by Indira Gandhi's government, was acclaimed by The Guardian as simply “the best book on India.” Now Hiro returns to his native country to chronicle the impact of the dramatic economic liberalization that began in 1991, which ushered India into the era of globalization.
Hiro describes how India has been reengineered not only in its economy but also in its politics and cultural mores. Places such as Gurgaon and Noida on the outskirts of Delhi have been transformed from nondescript towns into forests of expensive high-rise residential and commercial properties. Businessmen in Bollywood movies, once portrayed as villains, are now often the heroes. The marginal, right-wing Hindu militants of the past now rule the nominally secular nation, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their avatar, one whose electoral victory was funded by big business.
Hiro provides a gripping account of the role played by Indians who have settled in the United States and Britain since 1991 in boosting India's GDP. But he also highlights the negatives: the exponential growth in sleaze in the public and private sectors, the impoverishment of farmers, and the rise in urban slums. A masterful panorama, The Age of Aspiration covers the whole social spectrum of Indians at home and abroad.
Hiro describes how India has been reengineered not only in its economy but also in its politics and cultural mores. Places such as Gurgaon and Noida on the outskirts of Delhi have been transformed from nondescript towns into forests of expensive high-rise residential and commercial properties. Businessmen in Bollywood movies, once portrayed as villains, are now often the heroes. The marginal, right-wing Hindu militants of the past now rule the nominally secular nation, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their avatar, one whose electoral victory was funded by big business.
Hiro provides a gripping account of the role played by Indians who have settled in the United States and Britain since 1991 in boosting India's GDP. But he also highlights the negatives: the exponential growth in sleaze in the public and private sectors, the impoverishment of farmers, and the rise in urban slums. A masterful panorama, The Age of Aspiration covers the whole social spectrum of Indians at home and abroad.
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherThe New Press
- Publication dateOctober 6, 2015
- Dimensions6 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-101620971305
- ISBN-13978-1620971307
Editorial Reviews
Review
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
"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
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,887,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,552 in History of Hinduism
- #7,449 in Globalization & Politics
- #7,576 in India History
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2016
This turned out to be an advanced, prepublication copy rather than the final version. Thus, I can't use it as a reference source.
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2015
Very well written. The author also wrote a history of Central Asia (former Soviet states) that is excellent
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
This book contains a wealth of information on the politics, economics, social situation and corruption in India. There is a lot of information; but, found parts of the book tedious.
The author is very knowledgeable. He was disturbed by the disparities of income; particularly between rural villages and urban areas.
The author is very knowledgeable. He was disturbed by the disparities of income; particularly between rural villages and urban areas.