This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many
ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled …

11 September 1893. At thirty years of age, this was Swami Vivekānanda's first attempt at
public speaking. Wearing a saffroncoloured turban above robes of crimson and orange, he …

The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East — University of Edinburgh
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