“One of the admirable features of British novelists is that they have no scruple about setting their stories in foreign settings with wholly foreign personnel.” StoriesBritishSettingSettingsFeaturesNovelistsAdmirablePersonnelScruples Author:James Buchan
“One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity.” Has BeensCountrySecretKnownRevolutionConsequenceLettersPoliceHistoricalBritishVideoAuthenticityReportsDocumentsDiariesExplosionsFilesIranianQuestionableSecret Police Author:James Buchan
“Ever since the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, the Muslim world has been in slow decline relative to the west. With Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and the creeping British annexation of Muslim India, that decline took on a malign aspect.” WorldHas BeensAspectDestructionIndiaWestBritishRelativeDeclineEgyptInvasionBaghdadMuslim WorldMongolsAnnexation Author:James Buchan
