Temptations of the West
by Mishra, Pankaj
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Book. Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "How to be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond". Judged by the N.Y. Times to be one of the ten best books of 2006. As new copy , dustjacket NOT price clipped, with a review laid in at the back by Hilary Mantel in the NY Review of Books. This is especially pertinent after the rejection of the West by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021..
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009266
- Title
- Temptations of the West
- Author
- Mishra, Pankaj
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- India, Pakistan, Tibet, South Asia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Central Asia;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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- Fine
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