From the Ruins of Empire : The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia

Pankaj Mishra’s provocative account of how China, India and the Muslim World are remaking the world in their very own picture – shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2013

Considered within the West as a time of self-confident progress, the Victorian interval was skilled by Asians as a disaster. Because the British gunned down the final heirs to the Mughal Empire or burned down the Summer season Palace in Beijing, it was clear that for Asia to get better a brand new mind-set was wanted. Pankaj Mishra re-tells the historical past of the previous two centuries, displaying how a exceptional, disparate group of thinkers, journalists, radicals and charismatics emerged from the ruins of empire to create an unstoppable Asian renaissance, one whose concepts lie behind all the things from the Chinese language Communist Social gathering to the Muslim Brotherhood, and have made our world what it’s in the present day.

Opinions:

‘Arrestingly unique … this penetrating and disquieting ebook ought to be on the studying listing of anyone who desires to grasp the place we’re in the present day’ John Grey, Unbiased

‘A riveting account that makes new and illuminating connections … deeply entertaining and deeply humane’ Hisham Matar

‘Fascinating … a wealthy and genuinely thought-provoking ebook’ Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph

‘Provocative, shaming and convincing’ Michael Binyon, The Instances

‘Vigorous … participating … retains the ability to shock’ Mark Mazower, Monetary Instances

‘Refined, erudite and entertaining’ Economist, New Delhi

Concerning the creator:

Pankaj Mishra is the creator of Butter Rooster in Ludiana, The Romantics, An Finish to Struggling and Temptations of the West. He writes principally for the Guardian, The New York Instances, London Evaluate of Books and New York Evaluate of Books. He lives in London, Shimla and New York.