Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond
A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceIn Temptations of the West, Pankaj Mishra brings literary authority and political insight to bear on journeys through South Asia, and considers the pressures of Western-style modernity and prosperity on the region. Beginning in India, his examination takes him from the realities of Bollywood stardom, to the history of Jawaharlal Nehru's post-independence politics. In Kashmir, he reports on the brutal massacre of thirty-five Sikhs, and its intriguing local aftermath. And in Tibet, he exquisitely parses the situation whereby the atheist Chinese government has discovered that Tibetan Buddhism can be pa…
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- ISBN: 978-0-312-42641-5
- EAN: 9780312426415
- Produktnummer: 19385309
- Verlag: St Martins Pr 3Pl
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 323 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.9 cm 450 g
- Gewicht: 450
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