Modernity

The video explores the dual nature of modernity, highlighting its positive associations with progress and sophistication in the West, while also addressing its negative connotations in non-Western regions due to its historical ties with imperialism. It discusses the economic exploitation that accompanied modernity, such as the opium trade, and the ideological impact it had on societies. The video concludes by acknowledging both the benefits and the coercive losses that modernization brought to different parts of the world.

How is modernity perceived differently in various parts of the world according to Pankaj Mishra?

What are some of the negative connotations associated with modernity in non-Western contexts?

In what ways did modernity arrive as a form of exploitation in the non-West?

What examples does the text provide to illustrate the coercive nature of modernization?

How do the benefits of modernization contrast with the losses experienced by some communities?