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Mark Tully - No Full Stops in India - 9780140104806 - KIN0032646
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No Full Stops in India

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Description for No Full Stops in India Paperback. A collection of essays, which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad to the televising of a Hindu epic. It combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear

India’s Westernized elite, cut off from local traditions, ‘want to write a full stop in a land where there are no full stops’. From that striking insight Mark Tully has woven a superb series of ‘stories’ which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad (probably the biggest religious festival in the world) to the televising of a Hindu epic. Throughout, he combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. The result is a revelation.

'The ten essays, written with clarity, warmth of feeling and critical balance and understanding, ... Read more

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140104806
SKU
KIN0032646
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

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