The Great Indian Middle ClassIn This Powerful And Insightful Critique, The Author Examines The Evolution Of The Indian Middle Class During The Twentieth Century, Especially Since Independence. |
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Contents
The Age of Hope | 25 |
The End of Innocence | 66 |
The Inner Landscape | 123 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Great Indian Middle Class |
| Author | Pavan K. Varma |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1999 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Nov 13, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0140276580, 9780140276589 |
| Length | 232 pages |
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