Turning the Mirror: A View From the East - A Conversation with Pankaj Mishra

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ACS4

Publication Year:
2020

ISBN-13: 9781771700757

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and award-winning writer Pankaj Mishra.They discuss several of Pankaj’s books, including From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia and An End To Suffering: The Buddha In The World, and his motivations behind them.

This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Weight of History, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

I. A Different Perspective - Unknown intellectuals and overlooked worldviews

II. Demanding a Response - Reacting to an existential challenge

III. Inseparable Factors? - Capitalism, imperialism and modernity

IV. East and West - A meaningful distinction?

V. Discovering Buddhism - Transcending false stereotypes

VI. Personal Examinations - Growing up Western in the East

VII. At an Impasse - The end of an experiment

VIII. Learning From the Past - The benefits of increased historical understanding

About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:

Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.