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November 19, 2015
Ashwin Desai, Goolam Vahed
Gandhi’s Unequal Justice in South Africa
The young lawyer fought the British empire for the rights of Indians, but not those of the Zulus he lived among.
May 17, 2014
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How Gin Made British Colonialism Possible
May 17, 2013
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The Origins of Paul Scott's Vast Masterpiece
The epic of colonial India
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Four Blind Mice
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As the British Empire Was Falling Apart, Gandhi Gave This Advice to the Rest of Asia

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