From the author of the best book on Dreyfus, this is a biography of the Indian monk who inspired Freud, Gandhi, and Tagore and introduced Westerners to yoga and the Vedanta.
Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda
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£34.95
Edition:Hardback978067424747525/11/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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The author has been travelling in China for 30 years. This is her first book, and it is a compelling portrait of the country's culture and its recent mutations.
The Colour of the Sky After Rain
Hardback £30.00 -
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This is the first publication of Hugh Trevor-Roper's private journal of his visit to the People's Republic of China in 1965, shortly before the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution. It also d... read more
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Takes the reader from the earliest written accounts to the present in vivid portraits. The empress Masako is there, and presumably princess Murasaki Shikibu, whose diary is not only fascina... read more
The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives
Hardback £25.00