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Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond

by Pankaj Mishra

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In 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 "packaged and sold to tourists." Temptations of the West is essential reading about a conflicted and rapidly changing region of the world.

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In his new book, Mishra brings literary authority and political insight to bear on travels that are at once epic and personal as he sees the pressures of Western-style modernity, prosperity, and globalization on a rapidly changing region.

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About the Author

Pankaj Mishra is the author of the novel The Romantics, and An End to Suffering. His writing frequently appears in the The New York Review of Books, Granta, and London's Times Literary Supplement. He lives in London and India.

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ISBN:

9780312426415

Author:

Mishra, Pankaj

Publisher:

Picador USA

Subject:

Asia - General

Subject:

Human Geography

Subject:

Asia - India & South Asia

Subject:

Civilization

Subject:

Description and travel

Subject:

Asia - India

Subject:

Essays & Travelogues

Subject:

Travel

Subject:

South Asia Description and travel.

Subject:

South Asia Civilization.

Subject:

Travel-India

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Publication Date:

20070631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

336

Dimensions:

8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 in

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Product details 336 pages Picador USA - 2007-06-00 English 9780312426415 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, In his new book, Mishra brings literary authority and political insight to bear on travels that are at once epic and personal as he sees the pressures of Western-style modernity, prosperity, and globalization on a rapidly changing region.