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From the 18th century, historians taught us to understand the world as a story of linear progress. But this viewpoint made them architects of empire. History, writes Yves Rees, has blood on its hands.

For unspoiled nature and quiet river towns, take these kayak trips down the Cannon, Zumbro and Root rivers (plus a bonus trip in Wisconsin).

She was a ‘gifted writer and a scholar’. But what set her apart was her ability to interpret the East for the West when prejudice was rampant.

Co-editor Professor Premesh Lalu will be joined by Professors Javed Majeed and Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, in the discussion moderated by Professor Elizabeth Giorgis.

Former President Mwai Kibaki is in a league of very few leaders in history that have taken their countries to greater heights of economic growth.

A scholarly new book endeavours to unravel how the Subcontinent’s 19th century Muslim community came to see itself as a nation

The author of ‘Time's Monster: History, Conscience and Britain’s Empire’ on how Britain’s conscience was managed despite empire’s brutality.

In part one of this series I talked about how Victorian society enforced its values and sanctioned violators. Part two described how it transmitted those values. In this (I promise) last part, we’ll look at the outcomes. Who, whom? Lenin said we should always ask “who, whom?” Who did all this moralizing, and to whom? The classic Marxist answer was that Victorian morality was a trick by elites to create obedient, disciplined workers for the new capitalist market.

The damage inflicted on the region by European imperialism was not forgotten – a backlash that continues to the present.

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