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Book of the week: How to Be a Dictator by Frank Dikötter0
Sycophants and corpses abound in this look at eight of history’s most ruthless leaders For Dutch historian Frank Dikötter, the purpose of a dictator’s personality cult is clear. It is not to convince or persuade but rather to “sow confusion, to destroy common sense, to enforce obedience, to isolate individuals and crush their dignity”. And
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Indian Partition: A brief history of India and Pakistan on the 70th anniversary of independence0
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- August 15, 2017
Celebrations were held on the 70th anniversary of Indian Partition EPA Chloe Chaplain The Evening Standard August 15 marks 70 years since the partition of India and the end of British colonial rule. The sub-continent was once a key economic asset of the British Empire, ruled from London for almost 100 years. But it paved
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