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Through Indian Eyes
Johnson, Donald; Johnson, Jean
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Description for Through Indian Eyes
paperback. Series: Eyes Books Series. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Through Indian Eyes offers students glimpses into Indian culture and history through the eyes of a variety of Indians: students, novelists, poets, political and business leaders and ordinary people. With a focus on the Indian life cycle, the Hindu world view, the struggle for independence and India as an emerging world economic and political power, the book offers cultural and historic themes that draw upon India's long history and its valiant attempts to build a democratic pluralistic nation out of hundreds of cultural groups, more than 20 major linguistic traditions and all the world's major religions. Through Indian Eyes invites ... Read more
Through Indian Eyes offers students glimpses into Indian culture and history through the eyes of a variety of Indians: students, novelists, poets, political and business leaders and ordinary people. With a focus on the Indian life cycle, the Hindu world view, the struggle for independence and India as an emerging world economic and political power, the book offers cultural and historic themes that draw upon India's long history and its valiant attempts to build a democratic pluralistic nation out of hundreds of cultural groups, more than 20 major linguistic traditions and all the world's major religions. Through Indian Eyes invites ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Series
Eyes Books Series
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780938960553
SKU
V9780938960553
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Ref
99-15
About Johnson, Donald; Johnson, Jean
As director of Public Agenda’s Education Insights Division, Jean Johnson authored dozens of articles and reports on how parents, teachers, students, and the general public see public education today. A leading authority on public opinion in education, she also speaks and writes extensively on how school leaders can work with communities and colleagues to build robust support for change.
Reviews for Through Indian Eyes
Through Indian Eyes is a timely and useful book, especially when India is emerging on the international scene as a power to reckon with and when an understanding of her cultural past is important for an appraisal of her present status. This book neatly puts the issue of India's history in the context of her cultural traditions, ethos, changing society, ... Read more