India (Hardcover, Turtleback School & Library ed.)

For over four thousand years, Indian culture has shown a remarkable ability to absorb and assimilate external influences while retaining essential elements. It continues to unite more than a billion people, otherwise divided by race, religion, language, and caste. This anthology presents the views of leading scholars and major actors in Indian history on topics ranging from the rise and fall of Indus Valley civilization to current challenges posed by Hindu fundamentalism and nuclear adventurism.