God's Dust by Ian Buruma

God's Dust by Ian Buruma

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Investigating the question of what happens to Asian cultures when traditions of the village break down and are replaced by the complexities of the modern world, the author's travels took him from Burma to Japan, via Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea.

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God's Dust by Ian Buruma

Investigating the question of what happens to Asian cultures when traditions of the village break down and are replaced by the complexities of the modern world, the author's travels took him from Burma to Japan, via Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea.
Ian Buruma was born in the Netherlands. He studied Chinese literature in Leyden, and Japanese cinema in Tokyo. He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9780753810897
ISBN 10 0753810891
Title God's Dust
Author Ian Buruma
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2000-12-07
Number of pages 288
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