Cundill Prize Finalist An Economist Best Book of the Year A Financial Times Best Book of the Year “Superbly original…Breaks new ground by showing how a collective consciousness emerged among revolutionaries.” —The Economist “A clearly written, brilliantly researched examination of the people and movements that shaped Asia’s course in the 20th century and continue to influence the continent today.” —Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal “The most gripping work of history I have ever read. It is a truly profound meditation on the struggles for freedom that shaped modern...