ISBN: 978-0-241-44529-7 Verdict : 👍👍 I bought this book primarily because the author is a British Asian ( like myself ) and I like to support where I can. The book did not disappoint, it was well written, had several interesting facts which I was not aware of resulting in added value to my knowledge base. My only criticism is that a few more pages wouldn’t have gone a miss , could have read some more. However, at 216 pages I consider it as good value for the golden nuggets found within the book. I would probably disagree with the author on some of his stereotypical points e.g. “ Sikhs did relatively well out of empire ” (p18) – not all, Jallianwala Bagh ? “Private numberplate on BMWs “ (p23), " Front gardens paved over to make space for Audis ” p 23 - hmmm maybe in Wolverhampton ! “ you can’t apply modern ethics to the past ” (p40) yet we do with Nazi Germany? “ the kindest thin...
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