5/22/2023 0 Comments Come closer novel![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As such, Tharoor’s basic historical premise about the nature of colonialism isn’t particularly controversial or unique.Īn Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India, Aleph Book Company, 2016 It should be made clear, however, that there aren’t many historians who agree with Biggar and Ferguson – or even take their arguments seriously. His book might be understood as a response to the work of scholars such as Nigel Biggar – whose controversial project on the ethics of empire has recently been a point of contention within Oxford University – and Niall Ferguson – who famously feuded with Pankaj Mishra in the London Review of Books over his book Civilization: The West and The Rest. ![]() Although Tharoor definitely isn’t the first to do it, he takes the time to dispel a more colonialist view of history, for which he is due some credit. To be fair to Tharoor, however, I must begin my critique by acknowledging that he did more than simply point out that colonialism is bad he went through the trouble of researching and writing a book on the many ways in which the British exploited India ( An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India). ![]()
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