Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 JF Sideline one of the smartest reflections

one of the smartest reflections on what it means to remember those we’ve lost

Srinath Raghavan tells the story of Indira Gandhi’s political career and the momentous changes that India experienced under her leadership

beautifully written

哈拉维为我们提供了一种方法，一种对世界及身处世界保持批判性的方法。她通过提出看似简单实则深刻的问题，以及建立看似荒谬的联系

with whom she once had a fleeting affair

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 JF Sideline one of the smartest reflectionsFrom William Dalrympleaward winning historian, journalist and travel writera masterly retelling of what was perhaps the Wests greatest imperial disaster in the East, and an important parable of neocolonial ambition, folly and hubris that has striking relevance to our own time. With access to newly discovered primary sources from archives in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia and Indiaincluding a series of previously untranslated Afghan epic poems and