The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cellphone. Reflections on India in the Twenty-First Century. - [Signiert]. -
Tharoor, Shashi
Published by New Delhi; etc.: Penguin; Viking., 2007
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xiii (1), 387 (1) Seiten, (1) Bl. (vakat), farbiges Vorsatzpapier, silbergedruckter Rückenlängstitel, graphisch illustrierter OU., 21,5 x 13,5 m. Mit eigenhändiger achtzeiliger datierter Widmung und Signatur des Verfassers auf dem Vortitel; die Widmung richtet sich an das Geburtstagskind Theo Sommer ("whishing you a wonderful 80th birthday and many happy returns of the day"). Außerdem: Mit eigenhändiger Signatur des Verfassers auf dem Titelblatt. - In englischer Sprache. - Shashi Tharoor, geboren 1956, Jurist und Mitglied im indischen Parlament. - "In more than sixty essays organized thematically into six parts, Shashi Tharoor analyses the forces that have made twenty-first century India - and could yet unmake it. He discusses the country's transformation in his characteristic lucid prose, writing with passion and engagement in a broad range of subjects, from the very notion of 'Indianness' in a pluralist society to the evolution of the once sleeping giant into a world leader in the realms of science and technology; from the men and the women who make up his India - Gandhi and Nehru and the less obvious Ramanujan and Krishna Menon - to an electic of Indian experiences and realities, virtual and spiritual, political and filmi. The book is leavened with whimsical and witty pieces on cricket, Bollywood and the national penchant for holidays, and topped off an A to Z glossary on Indianness, written with tongue firmly in cheek" (Klappentext). - Provenienz: Bibliothek des Journalisten und ZEIT-Herausgebers Theo Sommer (1930-2022; Nachlassexlibris auf dem vorderen Spiegel). - Kleiner Stempel auf dem vakaten Blatt verso ("QC MHN 3"; nicht identifiziert). - Der Schutzumschlag am Rücken etwas lichtrandig; der Einband an wenigen Stellen minimal berieben; der Kopfschnitt mit einem längsverlaufendem gebräuntem Streifen; sonst gutes Exemplar. Seller Inventory # 97109FB
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cellphone. ...
Publisher: New Delhi; etc.: Penguin; Viking.
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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