{"product_id":"9780241954669-from-the-ruins-of-empire","title":"From the Ruins of Empire","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia\u003cbr\u003eTells the history of the past two centuries, showing how a disparate group of thinkers, journalists, radicals and charismatics emerged from the ruins of empire to create an unstoppable Asian renaissance, one whose ideas lie behind everything from the Chinese Communist Party to the Muslim Brotherhood, and have made our world what it is today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePankaj Mishra's provocative account of how China, India and the Muslim World are remaking the world in their own image - shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViewed in the West as a time of self-confident progress, the Victorian period was experienced by Asians as a catastrophe. As the British gunned down the last heirs to the Mughal Empire or burned down the Summer Palace in Beijing, it was clear that for Asia to recover a new way of thinking was needed. Pankaj Mishra re-tells the history of the past two centuries, showing how a remarkable, disparate group of thinkers, journalists, radicals and charismatics emerged from the ruins of empire to create an unstoppable Asian renaissance, one whose ideas lie behind everything from the Chinese Communist Party to the Muslim Brotherhood, and have made our world what it is today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Arrestingly original . this penetrating and disquieting book should be on the reading list of anybody who wants to understand where we are today' \u003cb\u003eJohn Gray, \u003ci\u003eIndependent    \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A riveting account that makes new and illuminating connections . deeply entertaining and deeply humane' \u003cb\u003eHisham Matar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating . a rich and genuinely thought-provoking book' \u003cb\u003eNoel Malcolm, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Provocative, shaming and convincing' \u003cb\u003eMichael Binyon, \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lively . engaging . retains the power to shock' \u003cb\u003eMark Mazower, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Subtle, erudite and entertaining' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomist, New Delhi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePankaj Mishra is the author of \u003ci\u003eButter Chicken in Ludiana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Romantics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn End to Suffering\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTemptations of the West\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes principally for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London, Shimla and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943348875361,"sku":"9780241954669","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32278630.jpg?v=1737113099","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241954669-from-the-ruins-of-empire","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}