Temptations of the West
How to be Modern in India, Pakistan and Beyond
Seiten
2006
Picador (Verlag)
978-0-330-43467-6 (ISBN)
Picador (Verlag)
978-0-330-43467-6 (ISBN)
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Old, new; rich, poor; rural, urban; Hindu, Muslim - India is a country of contrasts. This book explores this diversity, offering an exploration of the histories, politics, religions and philosophies of India - and her neighbours. It aims to paint a clear and often alarming picture of disarray and disorder.
Old, new; rich, poor; rural, urban; Brahmin, Dalit; Hindu, Muslim - India is a country of contrasts, and "Temptations of the West" explores this diversity in all its forms. From the empty corridors of a grand but guestless western-style hotel to improvised shacks clustered along muddy roadsides; from the polite efficiency of stewards on board one of India's private airlines to overpopulated tenements and one-roomed school buildings where no teachers ever set foot; from sites of religious worship to those of mass burial; from road blocks to voting booths - as Mishra's travels take him from one part of India to another, and then beyond, to Pakistan and Afghanistan, he paints a clear and often alarming picture of disarray and disorder. All too often, superficial changes seem simply to paper over the cracks, and beneath modern facades, the old tensions still exist. A travel book unlike any other, "Temptations of the West" also offers a detailed and thought-provoking exploration of the histories, politics, religions and philosophies of India - and her neighbours.
Old, new; rich, poor; rural, urban; Brahmin, Dalit; Hindu, Muslim - India is a country of contrasts, and "Temptations of the West" explores this diversity in all its forms. From the empty corridors of a grand but guestless western-style hotel to improvised shacks clustered along muddy roadsides; from the polite efficiency of stewards on board one of India's private airlines to overpopulated tenements and one-roomed school buildings where no teachers ever set foot; from sites of religious worship to those of mass burial; from road blocks to voting booths - as Mishra's travels take him from one part of India to another, and then beyond, to Pakistan and Afghanistan, he paints a clear and often alarming picture of disarray and disorder. All too often, superficial changes seem simply to paper over the cracks, and beneath modern facades, the old tensions still exist. A travel book unlike any other, "Temptations of the West" also offers a detailed and thought-provoking exploration of the histories, politics, religions and philosophies of India - and her neighbours.
Pankaj Mishra's books include The Romantics, which won the LA Times' Art Seidenbaum Award for fiction, Age of Anger and From the Ruins of Empire. He contributes political and literary essays to the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the New York Review of Books and the New Yorker. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he lives in London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.6.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 581 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-330-43467-5 / 0330434675 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-330-43467-6 / 9780330434676 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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