This work is intended for ages 9-14. Candid new photographs depict India's unique mixture of peoples at home, work, and school in this engaging updated edition of "India the People". The updated text includes information on unions and co-operatives for poor women, the practice of purdah where women must be covered head to foot, and new education laws. The other topics include: the history of India's struggle for independence; life in an Indian home; urban and rural areas; social problems such as unemployment and poverty; and, Indian customs.
- ISBN10 0778797503
- ISBN13 9780778797500
- Publish Date 1 April 2010 (first published 1 November 2000)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 2 April 2013
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English