This compassionate, measured account - which does not shy away from the inevitable controversy of its subject, but never embraces easy or pat answers - offers an eloquent vision of how imperialism has come ...
The Observer
Our Island Stories engagingly mingles chatty or lyrical travelogue with digests of scholarly research. It aims for — and deserves to reach — a wide and open-minded readership
Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times
Hers is a remarkable piece of scholarship, for she has delved into areas which have not been previously explored by historians
Amit Roy, Eastern Eye
This compassionate, measured account - which does not shy away from the inevitable controversy of its subject, but never embraces easy or pat answers - offers an eloquent vision of how imperialism has come ...
The Observer
Our Island Stories engagingly mingles chatty or lyrical travelogue with digests of scholarly research. It aims for — and deserves to reach — a wide and open-minded readership
Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times
Hers is a remarkable piece of scholarship, for she has delved into areas which have not been previously explored by historians
Amit Roy, Eastern Eye
This compassionate, measured account - which does not shy away from the inevitable controversy of its subject, but never embraces easy or pat answers - offers an eloquent vision of how imperialism has come ...
The Observer
Our Island Stories engagingly mingles chatty or lyrical travelogue with digests of scholarly research. It aims for — and deserves to reach — a wide and open-minded readership
Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times
Hers is a remarkable piece of scholarship, for she has delved into areas which have not been previously explored by historians