the battle between soft and hard power Jha, Prem Shankar. creator text New Delhi Penguin Books India c2010 monographic x, 398 p. ; 21 cm.(Hb) A study in contrasts -- 1. Hegemony in decline -- 2. David and Goliath -- 3. On parallel tracks -- 4. Explaining China's and India's rise -- China -- 5. China: the management of disorder -- 6. Enigmas explained -- 7. A predatory state -- 8. How recession has sharpened conflict -- India -- 9. Why was India's growth so slow? -- 10. Reforms and the demise of the intermediate regime -- China -- 11. The innate conservatism of China's reforms -- 12. Democratization with Chinese characteristics--the bridge China must cross -- India -- 13. India: the challenge of the future -- 14. Fading vision of equity -- Conclusion -- 15. Running out of time. Prem Shankar Jha. Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-398). 337.54051 9780670083275 B-441365-366 Allied Pub/Ven 2011072903513.0