The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia
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From Pankaj Mishra comes a provocative account of how China, India and the Muslim World are remaking the world in their own image, not that of the West.
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To this day, even descendants of colonized peoples refer to westernization as a synonym for modernization. It's a pervasive assumption that Mishra breaks down by articulating how revolutionary forces already existed in the east before Europe descended upon them, propped up elites, suppressed change and thereby entrenched foreign wealth extraction.
