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Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories | Amitav Ghosh

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A well researched book on the opium plant and its impact on all aspects of society during the eighteen and nineteenth century. It was this plant that provided a lion share of the capital needed for European colonization. A lot of the wealthiest Americans made their fortune from this trade before they diversified into other ventures.

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TheSpineView

Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World | Louis Fischer

#DaysDevotedTo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Inspiration

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Bookfan1414

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire | William Dalrymple

When lacking an audio book option, does anyone else read aloud to themselves? For some reason I do in my Americanized British accent lol.

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Bookfan1414

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire | William Dalrymple

History book club book for November. So of course I‘m starting early. And yes I know hindsight is 20/20… but have you ever read a history book and just spent 70% of the time shouting WHY?!?! and the remaining 30% googling the words used?

Because historically, people in power were big dumb.

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AllDebooks

Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan | Yasmin Khan

Starting my choice for this month's #BookedinTime
I am already fully engrossed in this dense, tragic history of Indian Independence at the close of the Second World War.
@Cuilin @dabbe

dabbe On the spreadsheet! 🤩 8mo

Cuilin ✅🎉sounds like a great read!! 8mo

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Cuilin

India's Struggle for Independence | Bipan Chandra

#BookedInTime

Shout out to @Itchyfeetreader for prompt.

I have not read any of the books pictured except Midnight at Malabar House, which I liked. The night diary is Middle Grade. I did order A Suitable Boy as I‘ve always wanted to read it.

@dabbe @desha @rachel52 @rubyslippersreads @chaoticmissadventures @barkingmadread
@megnews @sblbooks
@thebookgeekfrau @bookwormjillk @deblovestoread @jenniferw88 @spellboundReader

Cuilin @mollyanna @jess861 @kspenmoll @ncsufoxes @Bluebird @julieclair @majkia @karisimo
@tdrosebud @rwmg @pathfindernicole @debinhawaii @alldebooks @covertocover
@itchyfeetreader @thegreensofa @ann_reads @rookpools @lizpixie @amiable @Desha @Sapphire @deblovestoread @bookwormjillk @Mitch @SamAnne @alldebooks @lil1inblue
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kspenmoll These look like great book ideas! Thanks! 9mo

ChaoticMissAdventures Oh this is a great prompt! I have enjoyed Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's books and been wanting to read

Independence

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Karisimo I‘m kind of tempted to try ASuitable Boy as it‘s been on my list forever! @ChaoticMissAdventures Independence is great! 9mo

Amiable I loved “A Suitable Boy” 9mo

julieclair Ooohhh… great prompt! @itchyfeetreader 9mo

julieclair I have updated the StoryGraph challenge to include this prompt https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f6f6ac21-909a-4d7e-9e1c-2084aab... 9mo

Itchyfeetreader Yes I have just the book for the this one! 9mo

Cuilin @Karisimo I‘m definitely trying A Suitable Boy. 9mo

Cuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures Oh Independence sounds good too. 9mo

sblbooks I've read the night diary. It's excellent. 9mo

Cuilin @sblbooks I‘ve read great things about it. 9mo

rwmg @Cuilin @Dabbe I'm currently reading “The Home and the World“ by Rabindranath Tagore. It is set in the 1910s. Bimila is encouraged by her husband to acquire an education, and she gets involved in the fledgling Indian independence movement. Would this count?

The Home and the World

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Cuilin @rwmg absolutely it counts!! How is it? 7mo

dabbe @rwmg On the spreadsheet! 🤩 7mo

rwmg I'm about 1/3 of the way through. I'm finding it a bit heavy-going but I want to know how the characters end up. 7mo

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AllDebooks

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire | William Dalrymple

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Almost finished the tagged for another #14books14weeks @TheHeartlandBookFairy
Starting Atalanta now

What are you reading?

RamsFan1963 I've read The Anarchy. It was interesting but a dense read 2y

AllDebooks @RamsFan1963 it really is quite stressful reading. I was vaguely aware of the diabolical actions of the EIC, but to read it in more detail is devestating. Dalrymple has worked a masterpuece if history that desperately needs to be known. Have you read any of the others in his Quartet series? 2y

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TheEllieMo

Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War | Raghu Karnad

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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Grrlbrarian

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India | Shashi Tharoor

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This gloomy Saturday was perfect for polishing off my #bookspin. Oof. Knowing the Raj was morally indefensible and exploitative is one thing — but Tharoor can give detailed proof. Vital to understanding the British colonization of India. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y

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ishan0986

The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity | Amartya Sen

So, I've been away a long time. But i am gonna start posting again. This book was gifted to me by my @ChayRoy18 . Thank you so much.🙌🌟

Already started reading this and 10 pages in, it feels quite intriguing and thought-provoking. Hope to finish it in the next week 🤞.

Reggie It‘s good to see you again! 2y

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