Chapter
Chapter 2 YOUNG NATION, OLD CIVILIZATION
2.1 The Long History of Indian Globalization
2.3 Nationalistic Movement
Chapter 3 UNITY IN DIVERSITY
3.1.2 Middle-income states
3.5 Spectrum of Languages
Chapter 4 CASTE AND KINSHIP: THE KEYS OF INTERACTION
4.4 The Politicization of Caste
4.5 Caste, Family and Marriage
4.7 The Future of the Dowry
4.8 Changes in Marriage Practices
4.9 Family, Caste and Interaction
Chapter 5 POLITICAL TRANSITIONS
5.3.1 From non-alignment to power politics
5.3.2 The Kashmir crisis and the Cold War
5.3.3 Asian integration and lingering conflicts
5.6 The Burden of Corruption
Chapter 6 POLITICAL ALTERNATIVES
6.1 The Influence of the Left
6.1.1 The Left and US relations
6.1.2 Impasse of the Left in West Bengal
6.3 Maoist Rebellion in the Countryside
Chapter 7 POPULATION GIANT
7.1 Indian Population Will Increase for Decades
7.2 The Potential Advantage and Burden of Population Growth
7.3 No Single Explanation behind High or Declining Total Fertility
7.4 National Population Policy and Reproductive Health Services
7.5 From Population Control towards Family Welfare
7.6 Discrimination against the Girl Child
Chapter 8 BETWEEN POVERTY AND AFFLUENCE
8.1 Poverty—Absolute and Relative
8.2 Rural Origins of Poverty
8.4 Gendered Nature of Poverty
8.5 Has the Liberalization of the Economy Alleviated or Worsened Poverty?
8.6 The Allure of Education
8.7 The Revolutionary Midday-Meal Program
8.8 Middle-class Escape from Poverty
8.9 The Middle Classes and the Problem of Poverty
Chapter 9 ECONOMY, LABOR AND PRODUCTION
9.1 Agriculture: Growth and Crisis
9.2.1 Conflicts over land acquisitions
9.2.2 Upgrading the infrastructure
9.2.3 Growth during the global recession
9.3 Communication Superpower
9.4 The Information Industries
Chapter 10 NEW TECHNOLOGY: A SHORTCUT TO DEVELOPMENT?
10.1 Limited Benefits of Computers
10.2 Internet Users are a Minority
10.3 The Phenomenal Growth of the Mobile Market
10.4 Mobile Technology in the Village
10.4.1 The kinship network
10.4.2 Mobile phones and politics
10.5 The Potential of Developmental Applications of Mobile Technology
Chapter 11 GROWTH BURDENS THE ENVIRONMENT
11.1 Efforts to Clean Up the Air
11.2 Towards Renewable Energy
11.3 Shortage of Clean Water
11.5 Climate Change as a Threat to Agriculture
12.2 Incremental Transfer of Power
12.3 Local Values and Meanings Prevail
12.4 Regional Patterns of Population Growth
12.5 Environmental Challenges
An Introduction to Changing India
：Culture, Politics and Development
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