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The Missionary and the Libertine: Love and War in East and West (Essential Asia Series) (Paperback)

by Ian Buruma (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (18 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571214142
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571214143
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,004,201 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In this collection of essays, Ian Buruma examines the relationship between Asia and the West. Through literary criticism, political commentary, meditations on the ephemera of popular culture and biographies of eccentric colonialists, he investigates and seeks to refute the notion that an absolute division between East and West exists.

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5.0 out of 5 stars High standard journalism, 21 Oct 2005
By Luc REYNAERT (Beernem, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This book contains very well documented essays about the East, although most of the articles are treating already out-of-date items. Still they will continue to be essential reading for historians.

In his ironic style, Ian Buruma unveils the lies and double-talk of political and industrial leaders. E.g. Sony's Akio Morita's statement that 'today's Japanese do not think in terms of privilege', while he almost disowned his son, when he wanted to marry a popular singer.
Other targets are Benazir Bhutto, Cory Aquino, Imelda Marcos and most of all the imperious leader of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew.

I recommend nevertheless the autobiography of Yew 'From first world to third', because it is an essential read in order to understand what's happening in China today. Lee Kuan Yew is Jiang Zeming's best friend.

Buruma is a very perceptive observer and reader. His analyses of writers like Yuhio Moshima, Mircea Eliade or Junichiro Tanizaki, or movie directors like Nagisa Oshima or Sayajit Ray are brilliant.
This book is to be put on the same high level as the works of Simon Leys on China.

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