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Originally Posted by DixieGal
I sure am regionist, I suppose. I can not stand reading fiction or non-fiction about Asia. In fact, just last week, I tried reading a history book about India. I tried, got 26% in, but couldn't make myself care. I just do not like reading about Asia. To each his/her own.
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Two of my favourite history books are histories of the Indian Mutiny (by Saul David and Christopher Hibbert); really good, accessible reads.
I suppose that the Indian Mutiny could be classed as British history in a way though, seeing as how we kind of owned the place at the time (much like a small, insignificant North American country that we gave back to the colonists because we saw no future in it
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