$7.00 $11.99 You save 41% ($4.99)
Paul William Roberts's journeys through India span twenty years, and in Empire of the Soul, he creates a dazzling mosaic, by turns tragic and comic, of the subcontinent and its people. From the crumbling palaces of maharajas to the slums of Calcutta; from the ashrams of holy men to a millionaire drug dealer's heavily guarded fortress on India's border with China, Roberts captures the lure of this enigmatic land—this empire of the soul. "India is a harsh mistress," he writes. "She seems to appreciate individual sacrifice so little. Yet she has never wanted for lovers..."
ISBN | 9781551929057 |
Categories | History, MIXnMATCH, New Arrivals, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Humanities |
Author(s) | Paul William Roberts |
Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Pages | 384 |
Format | Paperback |
Dimensions | 22.9cm x 3.1cm x 15.4cm |
Weight | 0.4 kg |