A Strange Kind of Paradise: India through Foreign EyesPenguin UK, 24 лют. 2015 р. - 440 стор. A Strange Kind of Paradise is an exploration of India’s past and present, from the perspective of a foreigner who has lived in India for many years. Sam Miller investigates how the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese, Arabs, Africans, Europeans and Americans came to imagine India. Spanning the centuries from Alexander the Great to Slumdog Millionaire, Miller’s account features, among others, Thomas the Apostle, the Chinese monk Xuanzang, Marco Polo, Babur, Clive of India, Allen Ginsberg, the Beatles and Steve Jobs-all of it interspersed with the story of his own 25-yearlong love affair with India. At once scholarly and thoughtprovoking, delightfully eccentric and laugh-out-loud funny, this book is destined to become a much-loved classic. |
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In which the Author plumbs Patnas hidden depths learns about | |
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A Strange Kind of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes Sam Miller Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2014 |
A Strange Kind of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes Sam Miller Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2015 |
A Strange Kind of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes Sam Miller Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2014 |
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