
Turning the Mirror: A View From the East - A Conversation with Pankaj Mishra
By Howard BurtonLength1h 26m
About this audiobook
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.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Spirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
12Questions for Discussion:
2A Note on the Text
13V. Discovering Buddhism
3Introduction
14Questions for Discussion:
4The Conversation
15VI. Personal Examinations
5I. A Different Perspective
16Questions for Discussion:
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6Questions for Discussion:
17VII. At an Impasse
7II. Demanding a Response
18Questions for Discussion:
8Questions for Discussion:
19VIII. Learning From the Past
9III. Inseparable Factors?
20Questions for Discussion:
10Questions for Discussion:
21Continuing the Conversation
11IV. East and West
