It seems facile to say that geography is a major determinant of history. Of course it is. Indian trade patterns were pinned to the monsoon

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It seems facile to say that geography is a major determinant of history. Of course it is. Indian trade patterns were pinned to the monsoon
Japanese has a word: shimaguni. It means ‘island nation‘. Unremarkable, you might think. Yet bottled in four syllables is a distillation of a supposed national
At present, I work nights, in an attempt to recoup my financial losses quickly. Stacking shelves doesn’t absorb much mental power, so at night I
A family friend visited the other day. A history buff and bilingual tour-guide in London, he’s also a veteran of various 1970s revolutionary left-wing groups,
Campaigners drive around in cars with megaphones on the roofs, waving at people and blaring messages. Around the city, there are neat, respectful lines of