V S Naipaul creator NAIPAUL (V S) text New York Random House 1998 monographic eng

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xiii,408 p. HB 24x17 cm. Naipaul draws a distinction between Arab countries and the countries of "converted peoples" where the adoption of Islam involves to some extent the adoption of Arabic culture. The book describes his five-month journey in 1995 revisiting four Muslim countries: Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan and Malaysia. Naipaul takes the view that "The British period--two hundred years in some places, less than a hundred years in others--was a time of Hindu regeneration." Political Science Islam and Politics Islamic Countries Asia 320.55 NAIB 0375501185 211011 20211012090825.0