A Mirror to Power: Notes on a Fractured Decade

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book A Mirror to Power: Notes on a Fractured Decade by M J Akbar, HarperCollins Publishers India
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: M J Akbar ISBN: 9789350296844
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Publication: February 1, 2015
Imprint: HarperCollins Language: English
Author: M J Akbar
ISBN: 9789350296844
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Publication: February 1, 2015
Imprint: HarperCollins
Language: English

A Mirror to Power takes a sharp look across the wide horizon of the past decade, a time when reputations were wrecked on a high-velocity rollercoaster and events became a jamboree instead of a procession. This tumbledown history of corruption, terrorism, justice delayed, rights denied and governance betrayed still left enough gaps for celebration of laughter in areas outside politics. The cast is extraordinary: from the founding fathers of our partitioned subcontinent to those shaping its future today. This book is especially distinctive because of M.J. Akbar's unerring eye for underlying causes and potential consequences that bookend current events and a prose style that conveys serious thought in lucid sentences and succinct paragraphs. The pieces are on subjects as diverse as politics, cricket, cinema stars, the lost art of reading and the joys of trash, besides long, elegant essays on the history of a community seen through the genius of its poets and the trial of Bahadur Shah Zafar. This is an indispensable introduction to what promises to be an Indian century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A Mirror to Power takes a sharp look across the wide horizon of the past decade, a time when reputations were wrecked on a high-velocity rollercoaster and events became a jamboree instead of a procession. This tumbledown history of corruption, terrorism, justice delayed, rights denied and governance betrayed still left enough gaps for celebration of laughter in areas outside politics. The cast is extraordinary: from the founding fathers of our partitioned subcontinent to those shaping its future today. This book is especially distinctive because of M.J. Akbar's unerring eye for underlying causes and potential consequences that bookend current events and a prose style that conveys serious thought in lucid sentences and succinct paragraphs. The pieces are on subjects as diverse as politics, cricket, cinema stars, the lost art of reading and the joys of trash, besides long, elegant essays on the history of a community seen through the genius of its poets and the trial of Bahadur Shah Zafar. This is an indispensable introduction to what promises to be an Indian century.

More books from HarperCollins Publishers India

Cover of the book Imli Puran by M J Akbar
Cover of the book 50 Writers, 50 Books by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Your Complete Forecast 2017 Horoscope CANCER by M J Akbar
Cover of the book The China Syndrome : Grappling With An Uneasy Relationship by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Savithri's Special Room and Other Stories by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Mythbreaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and the Story of Indian Biotech by M J Akbar
Cover of the book The Tailor Of Giripul by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Sarpanch Sahib : Changing The Face Of India by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Lalgarh and the Legend of Kishanji: Tales from India's Maoist Movement by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Goa Galatta by M J Akbar
Cover of the book The Phoenix Moment: Challenges Confronting the Indian Left by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Tales From A Vending Machine by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Horoscope 2017: Your Complete Forecast by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Cancer Predictions 2017 by M J Akbar
Cover of the book Mohanaswamy by M J Akbar
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy