The Age of Openness – China before Mao explores the Republican era from 1911 to 1949. Frank Dikotter in his long essay of 102 pages…
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Tag: United States History (Books)
12 days of Christmas
Advent is the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas. It is a time to prepare spiritually for Christmas. It leads to Christmas Eve, Christmas Day,…
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Dialogues of Plato
“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates. This is a famous saying apparently uttered by Socrates at his trial for impiety and corrupting…
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The Adventures of Wu: The Life Cycle of a Peking Man
The Adventures of Wu. This is a book that I have pleasure dipping into once every Chinese festival approaches. In 2021 we celebrate the Mid-Autumn…
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By Anthony Sattin
“Anthony Sattin is to Egypt what William Dalrymple is to India” The Times. Here are four of his books on Egypt and one on Timbuktu.…
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The Elizabethan Age
The death of HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh on 9 April 2021 marks the beginning of the end of the Elizabethan Age. It…
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US Presidential Election
As of Thursday, Joe Biden needs to win only 1 out of 5 remaining states yet to be counted to be the US President. If…
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The story of Malta
Malta is a small island just below Italy, next to Sicily. Its inhabitants were awarded the George Cross by King George VI for bravery in…
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