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Books on China

Julia_M November 29, 2021 No Comments Asian & Asian Descent StudiesAsian PoliticsChinese History (Books)Colonialism & Post-ColonialismDutch HistoryIndia HistoryInternational Diplomacy (Books)Military History (Books)Political Parties (Books)Political Science (Books)

The Gate to China by Michael Sheridan and From Rebel to Ruler by Tony Saich are two newly published 2021 books on China. Both authors…

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The Last Embassy

Julia_M November 11, 2021 No Comments Colonialism & Post-ColonialismDutch HistoryIndia History

This 2021 book The Last Embassy is about a Dutch mission to Peking one year after the disastrous Lord McCartney mission. The Dutch were invited…

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The trilogy

Julia_M October 18, 2021 No Comments Colonialism & Post-ColonialismEngland HistoryWorld History (Books)

A classic in the true meaning of the word. Jan Morris’s trilogy of the British Empire is a masterpiece of research and erudite distillation. Spanning…

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Is Jinnah a great lawyer? (Part 2)

Julia_M August 6, 2021 No Comments Colonialism & Post-ColonialismHistorical India & South Asia BiographiesHistory & Theory of PoliticsIndia HistoryIslamic Social StudiesNationalism (Books)Pakistan HistoryPolitical IdeologiesPolitical Leader Biographies

Jinnah’s skill as a politician has always been scrutinized by his biographers. He is after all The Sole Spokesman for Pakistan. (Ayesha Jalal). He is…

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Is Jinnah a great lawyer? (Part 1)

Julia_M July 30, 2021 No Comments Colonialism & Post-ColonialismHistorical India & South Asia BiographiesIndia HistoryIslamic Social StudiesPakistan History

Is Mohammad Ali Jinnah a great lawyer? This issue has never been subjected to critical analysis by his many biographers. Jinnah the politician has always…

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Jinnah of Pakistan

Julia_M June 21, 2021 No Comments Colonialism & Post-ColonialismIndia History

Pakistan was MA Jinnah’s sole “client” during the last decade of his life.  His beloved pretty wife Ruttie had died much earlier in 1929. (p…

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By Edward W Said

Julia_M March 23, 2020 No Comments Caribbean & Latin American PoliticsColonialism & Post-ColonialismCultural Anthropology (Books)Essays (Books)Philosophy History & SurveyPolitical Commentary & OpinionPsychologist Biographies

Edward Said is one of those engaged intellectuals. They see the world from the prism of the oppressed and tried to change it through writings.…

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