The Copybook: Readings in history and literature

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A Conflict of Interest by Adam Smith

Economist Adam Smith warned that when Western commercial interests get involved in policy-making abroad, war and want are sure to follow.

8

The Indian Mutiny by Jawaharlal Nehru

The Indian Mutiny began with a revolt among disgruntled soldiers, and ended with the making of the British Raj.

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The Causes of the Indian Mutiny by Pt. Vishwanath

Incompetence, arrogance and some mischievous propaganda all conspired to throw India into chaos.

10

Seeds of Empire by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

The British Empire may be said to have started when Elizabethan importers got into a fight with the Dutch over the price of pepper.

11

Sing Us a Song of Zion by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

The Sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra welcomed his guests from Christian England with an unexpected gesture of friendship.

12

The Heron and the Crab by Clay Lane

An ageing Heron finds himself a little too stiff to fish for himself, so he thinks of a way to get the fish to do it for him.