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Temptations of the West

Temptations of the West How to be Modern in India and Beyond

Pankaj Mishra — 2007
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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