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The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism

Raffles Place, Singapore … 'European withdrawal after the second world war was never in doubt.' Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images The British empire, George Orwell wrote, was "despotism with…
PUBLISHED: July 27, 2012
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3754 words)

The Informants

Illustrations: Jeffrey SmithJames Cromitie was a man of bluster and bigotry. He made up wild stories about his supposed exploits, like the one about firing gas bombs into police precincts using a…
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1447 words)
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