A review by katescholastica
From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia by Pankaj Mishra

3.0

I’m glad I read the book, but I think the organization and formatting is challenging to overcome when almost all the information is new. Obviously, the book intends to highlight critical global events not discussed in the west while also challenging western interpretations of recognized global events (world wars, decolonization, economic movements, etc.) However, the lack of a printed timeline, maps, or glossaries made parts hard to follow. I had to constantly remind myself that when intellectuals are traveling between India and Japan or China and Turkey, these are massive distances.

That being said, the book follows through on its core goals and it does push me to read more history outside American and other Western development.