The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters (Vintage

The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters (Vintage Departures)

From the author of The Last Mughal and Nine Lives: the classic stories he gathered during the ten years he spent journeying across the Indian subcontinent, from Sri Lanka and southern India to the North West Frontier of Pakistan. As he searched for evidence of Kali Yug, the â€œage of darknessâ€ predicted by an ancient Hindu cosmology in a final epoch of strife and corruption, Dalrymple encountered a region that thrilled and surprised him. Venturing to places rarely visited by foreigners, he presents compelling portraits of a diverse range of figuresâ€”from a Hindi rap megastar through the Tamil Tigers to the drug lords of Pakistan. Dalrymple's love for the subcontinent comes across in every page, which makes its chronicles of political corruption, ethnic violence and social disintegration all the more poignant. The result is a dark yet vibrant travelogue, and a unique look at a region that continues to be marked by rapid change and unlimited possibilities as it struggles to reconcile the forces of modernity and tradition.

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	0307948900_used
Color	Multicolor
IsAdultProduct
Height	8
Length	5.19
Weight	0.65918216338
Width	0.91
ReleaseDate	2012-10-02
NumberOfItems	1

The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters (Vintage Departures)