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

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with award-winning writer Pankaj Mishra. Pankaj discusses several of his 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

This book is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About The History of Ideas, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.