Tag Archives: India

Book Review: The Government And Geography Of Ancient India

Posted on July 3, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Government And Geography Of Ancient India, by Gina Hagler This book touts itself as a model guide for student research on its subject matter, but if any student came to me with research taken from this book, it would … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wanderers, Kings, Merchants

Posted on April 19, 2024 by nathanalbright

Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story Of India Through Its Languages, by Peggy Mohan This book provides a textbook example of how a book can be almost great. Its subject matter is quite interesting to me and quite relevant to the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Himalaya: A Human History

Posted on December 24, 2023 by nathanalbright

Himalaya: A Human History, by Ed Douglas Given the author’s goal of making the complex reality of the Himalaya and its people and realms familiar to Western audiences who are used to very specific stereotypes and cliches about the region and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Everything Indian Cookbook

Posted on April 10, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Everything Indian Cookbook, by Monica Bhide I have to admit that this was a very appealing book to read. While I was unfamiliar with Indian cuisine until I was about a teenager or so, it has since then remained … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Honourable Company

Posted on February 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Honourable Company: A History Of The English East India Company, by John Keay This book is an interesting case of an author seeking to be fair and just to a company that has received a great deal of blame. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Inglorious Empire

Posted on February 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India, by Shashi Tharoor There is an audience for this book, but I am not a part of that audience. Although this book is not extremely long, and it is in fact an … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Anarchy

Posted on January 22, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, And The Pillage Of An Empire, by William Dalrymple This book, like a great deal of anti-imperial as well as anti-corporate propaganda, rests on flawed assumptions. The assumption is that corporate villainy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The East India Company

Posted on December 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

The East India Company: Trade And Conquest From 1600, by Antony Wild The history of the East India Company is one that has been cloaked in a great deal of corruption as well as controversy from its time and to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sketches From Sikh History

Posted on June 4, 2020 by nathanalbright

Sketches From Sikh HIstory, by Puran Singh This is not a very good book, unfortunately.  It is mercifully short, at less than 150 pages, but it is not a very accomplished effort.  It is easy to see what the author … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Assamese Demonology

Posted on March 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

Assamese Demonology, by Benudhar Rajkhowa As someone who has lived in Southeast Asia, I can speak with some personal authority on the survival of beliefs in various folk demons within the peoples of Southeast Asia.  The proliferation of spirit houses … Continue reading →

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