The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters (Lonely Planet Journeys)
US: Lonely Planet Publications, 2000. Trade Paperback. Good. Item #2311006
ISBN: 9781864501728
Wrapper edges rubbed, minor highlighting.
394 pp. "In Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India itself, William Dalrymple searches for evidence of Kali Yug, the Hindu 'age of darkness.' Venturing to places rarely visited by foreigners, he travels deep into guerilla territory with the Tamil Tigers, visits Benazir Bhutto and meets the drug lords of the North West Frontier. He unveils a regions where the strengths and problems of both modernity and tradition remain to be reconciled. The result is this engrossing, eagle-eyed and utterly enthralling collection."
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