What are you reading?

maryam · 05-13-2013, 12:01 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Rites_(novel) by Jim Butcher. Harry Dresden number 6. Nice brain candy.

A Short History of India and Pakistan by T. Walter Wallbank. This is the 1958 edition, which has been revised slightly from the original. I've just started it, but at this point, it seems a bit Pro British with a bit of Colonial Apologism on the side, but not as much as I was expecting. It's remarkably objective for the time when the book was written. It's also interesting to see what the British attitude was towards the Middle East (Jordan/Israel/Palestine/Syria area) and the Far East (India/Pakistan) at the roughly the same time. It's also a bit uncomfortable to see how little has changed in Western attitudes towards the area.

and....

The Handbook of Needlework by Miss Lambert. Found on Google Books, as it's from 1901 ish and in public domain. Very good, super interesting!

05-13-2013, 12:01 PM	#11
maryam Member How Do You Identify?: femme-ish Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: taken Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: somewhere, out there.... Posts: 263 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 675 Thanked 794 Times in 231 Posts Rep Power: 4979164	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Rites_(novel) by Jim Butcher. Harry Dresden number 6. Nice brain candy. A Short History of India and Pakistan by T. Walter Wallbank. This is the 1958 edition, which has been revised slightly from the original. I've just started it, but at this point, it seems a bit Pro British with a bit of Colonial Apologism on the side, but not as much as I was expecting. It's remarkably objective for the time when the book was written. It's also interesting to see what the British attitude was towards the Middle East (Jordan/Israel/Palestine/Syria area) and the Far East (India/Pakistan) at the roughly the same time. It's also a bit uncomfortable to see how little has changed in Western attitudes towards the area. and.... The Handbook of Needlework by Miss Lambert. Found on Google Books, as it's from 1901 ish and in public domain. Very good, super interesting!