There are three famous crowns of England. The official Crown of England is the St. Edward’s Crown. This is the Crown with which King Charles…
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Tag: India History
Mission With Mountbatten
This diary is a must for all historians interested in the events that led to the Partition. Alan Campbell-Johnson at that time was the press…
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Books on China
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
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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Introduction to Western specialists on China’s history (Part 4)
Stephen Platt is one of the exciting young Sinologists emerging from the US. These are 2 of his most recent books. Both, in my view,…
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China and the West
An excellent book slightly marred by an absence of endnotes. It’s a great pity as this really is a wonderfully narrated tale of a friendship…
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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
Bombay is the most cosmopolitan city in India. It is also the home of the Parsis of India. Recently, Bombay saw a titanic court battle…
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Is Jinnah a great lawyer? (Part 2)
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)
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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Gandhi
Hartal is a word unknown to western dictionaries. It is not defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary app, for example. Hartal, as used in English now,…
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