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Pankaj Mishra
Temptations of the West [EPUB ebook]
How to be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond

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In this sparkling collection from one of our greatest essayists, Pankaj Mishra looks at the surprising ways modernity has come to South Asia. With lurid and astonishing characters, including, among others, heroin addicted jihadis, Indian mafia dons, Bollywood stars and Tibetan Buddhist activists, Mishra paints a picture of societies that are still struggling to define themselves.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 448 ● ISBN 9789351181866 ● Editorial Penguin Books Ltd ● Publicado 2013 ● Descargable 6 veces ● Divisa EUR ● ID 2783215 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM

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