This is a very good book. The paper and pictures are of a very high quality. The explanation of each painting or artefact is very…
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Month: April 2020
China, different perspective
To understand China here are 2 perspectives. One American series. One British. See how the Chinese forged and are still forging their own vision of…
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By Barbara Tuchman
Barbara Tuchman is not a familiar name to most readers nowadays. But in the 1960s she was a prolific writer of history book. Some of…
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By Ted Miles
Ted Miles an American settled down in Malaya. He was a dedicated teacher. About 30 years ago NEW Sunday Times serialised his diaries of his…
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Value buy – An Illustrated Guide to 50 Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings
This is a value for money book on 50 famous Chinese paintings. Arranged chronologically one can see the evolution of Chinese paintings through the dynasties.…
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Beyond Jinnah – Creating a New Medina
Western scholars writing of the creation of Pakistan focus on Jinnah as the leading force for its creation. This book introduces us to a wider…
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A page turner – The Last Leonardo
I read this book with interest having followed the auction sale where the painting was sold for USD 450 million in 2017. The painting was…
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Jinnah and Pakistan
Pakistan was an ” insufficiently imagined” nation-state. A phrase coined by Salman Rushdie. {p 3 Dhulipala} Jinnah played a towering role in the creation of…
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