Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-06-02
Ezra Klein & Fareed Zakaria: books mentioned on The Ezra Klein Show (Jun 2023)
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Fareed Zakaria recommended Imagined communities by Benedict Anderson, Wealth and Power by Orville Schell and John Delury, and The idea of India by Sunil Khilnani.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Imagined communities
Imagined communities by Benedict Anderson is a seminal work on nationalism that examines how nations are constructed through shared cultural narratives and collective identity.
Recommended“and so the first one is Benedict Anderson's imagined communities which is still I think it was written in the early 80s but it's still this remarkable book that is able to explain why people are so nationalistic”
Where to get it
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Wealth and Power
Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-First Century by Orville Schell and John Delury is a sweeping historical narrative that traces China's modern political evolution through the lives and ideas of key thinkers and leaders from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.
Recommended“a book that I read about China that I felt really conveyed some of China's past and present very well was a book called wealth and power by Orville shell and John delivery both Great China Scholars Great China Watchers and it's really the story of China from 1850 to the present”
Where to get it
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The idea of India
The Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani is a historical examination that explores the foundations and evolution of India as a modern, decolonized nation-state.
Recommended“and for India there are so many but there's a wonderful short book called the idea of India by Sunil kelnani a young academic and probably not so young anymore but it's wonderfully written”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he's a columnist for the Washington Post and the author of many many books including most recently 10 lessons for a post-pandemic world”