"This first edition ... aims to provide the reader with an insight into India as a federation, an aspect that cannot be underestimated in importance"-...
"This first edition ... aims to provide the reader with an insight into India as a federation, an aspect that cannot be underestimated in importance"--P. v.
Pt. 1 includes essay: The centre and the states : evolution of a Union / David Taylor, and also a chronology of India and statistics.
Pt. 2 includes survey of each state and territory with map.