Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond: With a New Introduction by Hilary Mantel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143421252)

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.

Author: Pankaj Mishra
ISBN-10: 0143421255
ISBN-13: 9780143421252
Publisher: India Penguin
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2025
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.03h x 4.96w x 0.87d