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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 thing I can bring myself to say about Brighton on this bitterly cold February After