Bland Fanatics by Pankaj Mishra review – both obscures and illuminates

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Bland Fanatics by Pankaj Mishra review – both obscures and illuminates

Pankaj Mishra’s insights are often valuable, but these essays on the arrogance of the west omit some key arguments

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