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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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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 448 ● ISBN 9789351181866 ● Maison d’édition Penguin Books Ltd ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2783215 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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