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title: "Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond"
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# Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond

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## Customer Reviews

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    Honest Reporting from Volatile Regions
  

*by D***I on Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013*

The book contains treatises on the author's travels through India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal and Tibet. Pankaj Mishra provides honest, fearless reports from the areas he visits. The incidents and conditions that he reports are hardly covered or purposely censored in the mainstream media. Reports from Kashmir, Pakistan's play in Afghanistan and the political reasons on events and the governments responses, are well covered. He also mentions the threats he and his family have received due to his frank coverage.The book is recommended to anyone who wants a honest, on-the-ground view of things.

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    Great read but lacks coherence
  

*by A***I on Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2023*

Unlike his other books (e.g. "From the Ruins of Empire)", this book doesn't seem to remain committed to it's central theme. Some parts of it seem like they're a rather concise summary of how things have come to be whereas others (especially the one about Bollywood) seem like they're forcibly told in a manner that attempts to fit into the purported narrative. It's still a very engaging read, just that it doesn't fundamentally alter your perception of South Asia, something I've come to expect from his books.

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    Insight into a little known part of the world
  

*by J***K on Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2006*

In this book of essays, travel reports, and opinions, I'm not quite sure just what the word 'Modern' means in the sub-title. The places he visits and upon which he reports don't seem to fit my definition of 'modern.'India is, of course, a world of contrasts, just as is the rest of the world. The places he describes in this book are a long way from the high-tech world you talk to whenever you have a problem with your computer. It's much the same as comparing the fishermen in South Louisiana with down town Manhattan.Here we see India (and surrounding countries) as a place of dirt streets, mud houses, and a collection of hatreds between tribes and religions that go back centuries. At the same time, he reports on some progress as a middle class begins to emerge, but also a religious militancy with inter religious warfare. The pull of the material aspects of the west are matched by nationalism.Mostly I come away from this book knowing that I know less about that part of the world than I thought. That I will probably never have a good understanding, and a feeling of some dispair in looking towards the future.

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