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Ferdinand Mount
April 2015
Top 10s
Top 10 books about the British in India
From Rudyard Kipling to William Dalrymple, these titles document the folly, cruelty and heroism of the Raj
April 2012
The New Few, or A Very British Oligarchy
Ferdinand Mount
asks why the gap between rich and poor is growing, why political parties are hollowed-out shells, and who is to blame
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