
ISBN: 978-0-241-44529-7 Verdict : ๐๐ 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 wouldnโt 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. โ Sikhs did relatively well out of empire โ (p18) โ not all, Jallianwala Bagh ? โPrivate numberplate on BMWs โ (p23), " Front gardens paved over to make space for Audis โ p 23 - hmmm maybe in Wolverhampton ! โ you canโt apply modern ethics to the past โ (p40) yet we do with Nazi Germany? โ the kindest thin...