Karma Cola
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Author | Gita Mehta |
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Country | India |
Language | English |
Subject | India in the 1960s |
Genre | nonfiction journalism |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1979 |
Pages | 210 |
OCLC | 8660454 |
954.04 | |
LC Class | DS414 |
Karma Cola[1] is a non-fiction book about India written by Gita Mehta originally published in 1979 by Simon & Schuster.
Subject matter[]
The story begins in the late '60s, when hundreds of thousands of Westerners descended upon India, disciples of a cultural revolution that proclaimed that the magic and mystery missing from their lives was to be found in the East. An Indian writer who has also lived in England and the United States, Gita Mehta observed the spectacle of European and American "pilgrims" interacting with their hosts, and recorded her observations in Karma Cola. It describes the traditions of an ancient and long-lived society being turned into commodities and sold to those who don't understand them.[2]
Editions[]
Reprints include:
Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
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1980 | Jonathan Cape | 201 | 9780224017749 |
1981 | Collins | 210 | 9780006360926 |
1990 | Minerva | 210 | 9780749390693 |
1991 | Fawcette Columbine | 193 | 9780449906040 |
1993 | Penguin Books | 193 | 9780140236835 |
1994 | Vintage Books | 208 | 9780679754336 |
2010 | Random House | 9781409042648 |
References[]
- ^ "Karma Cola". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ Brown, Luke. "Book Review Karma Cola by Gita Mehta". Retrieved 2 April 2011.
Categories:
- Indian non-fiction books
- Indian literature in English
- Books about India
- 1979 non-fiction books
- Books about spirituality
- 20th-century Indian books