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ijustkindalikebooks · 7 months
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This book is fantastic.
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always-a-fairycat · 2 years
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Join Natasha Junejo (South Asian Writers, South Asian Heritage Month, The Decolonial Podcast) in conversation with author and journalist, Sathnam Sanghera (Empireland, Marriage Material), and actor Sacha Dhawan (Marvel's Iron Fist, Dr Who, The History Boys) as they discuss identity, culture, representation, and the process of bringing Sathnam's powerful memoir, The Boy With a Topknot, to the screen in just three weeks.
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Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 18:30 BST (I wanna say that’s 1:30pm Eastern Time?)
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omgthatdress · 2 years
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Books about colonialism now that The Queen is dead:
Colonialism is, unsurprisingly, A BIG FUCKING SUBJECT, and any reading list is going to fall short. (if you want to get versed in anti-colonial theory, here’s a really good beginners list). Because of all this, I’m staying focused on British imperialism, and specifically, events that happened within The Queen’s lifetime.
Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins
Ghosts of the Empire: Britain’s Legacies in the Modern World by Kwasi Kwarteng
The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire by John Neswinger
Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire by David Cannadine
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire by Piers Brendan
Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent by Priyamvada Gopal
Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera.
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks
Rhodes Must Fall: The Struggle to Decolonize the Racist Heart of Empire by Brian Kwoba, Roseanne Chantiluke, and Anthinangamso Nkopo
Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism by Kwame Nkrumah
Kohinoor: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand
Mountbatten: Apprentice Warlord by Adrian Smith
The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan by Yasmin Khan
Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition by Nisid Hajari
Partition, podcast by Neha Aziz
Aboriginal Australians: A History Since 1788 by Richard Broome
Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou: Struggle Without End by by Ranginui Walker
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance by Rashid Khalidi
Nasser: The Last Arab by Saïd K. Aburish
The Cyprus Emergency: The Divided Island 1955-1974 by Nicholas van der Bijl
Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and The End of Empire by David Anderson
Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins
Rhodesia: A Complete History, 1890-1980 by Peter Baxter
Massacre in Malaya: Exposing Britain’s My Lai by Christopher Hale
Kill the Indian, Save the Man: The Genocidal Impact of American Indian Residential Schools by Ward Churchill
A National Crime: The Canadian Government and The Residential School System from 1879 to 1996 by John S. Milloy
Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo, podcast by Connie Walker
The Troubles: Ireland’s Ordeal and the Search for Peace by Tim Pat Coogan
Making Sense of The Troubles: The Story of Conflict in Northern Ireland by David McKittrick and David McVea
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe
The Untold Story of the Nigeria-Biafra War by Luke Nnaemeka Ameke
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killa-trav · 10 months
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Meet Lando Norris, the woke, feminist face of Formula One
The 23-year-old McLaren driver is equally happy driving at more than 200mph or talking about his feelings. Sathnam Sanghera meets the new poster boy for petrolheads
Let’s face it, in the Eighties and Nineties, when I was getting into the sport, a certain kind of man was attracted to driving Formula One cars. Habitually egotistical, frequently misogynistic, oblivious to the environmental consequences of driving a high-powered car in circles for the sake of it, this unreconstructed male would also, with some 52 drivers losing their lives over the years, have something of a death wish. No one demonstrates how much things have changed than the McLaren F1 team’s current lead driver, 23-year-old Lando Norris.
Having recently broken up with the model Luisinha Oliveira, the Brit is a red-blooded young man who tells me with a certain amount of excitement that he’s the driver with the highest rating among female F1 fans, but when asked about the absence of women F1 drivers, he doesn’t, as Jenson Button once did, say that mechanics wouldn’t be able to concentrate near the presence of “boobs”. Instead, he launches into an earnest explanation of how things can and should change. Followed by a list of the ways he and McLaren try to make up for the environmentally unfriendly nature of racing cars.
When it comes to the death wish, Norris admits that his Belgian mother “hates” watching him race because of the risks involved, but safety has improved so much that survival is only an occasional anxiety for him. And as for the hard living, there’s a plastic tub on the table between us informing me that the only thing that has passed his lips this morning is porridge.
“Everything looks easy from the outside,” he says, launching into an explanation of the self-discipline and athleticism required to pilot modern F1 cars. “People don’t realise how physical it is, the G-force side of it. You’re not far off what they do in jet fighters. You then have two-hour races, racing in, you know, Singapore, where it’s 35C, extremely humid, you’re in a cockpit where you don’t get a lot of air flow, so it gets up to 50C inside the car and you can easily lose three, four kilos in some races. It’s one of the most physical sports you can do. And then there’s the mental side of it: if you’re racing in Monaco, one mistake and you’re out pretty much straight away.”
Sitting in a private box at the London Stadium, the site of a Major League Baseball game this weekend and a collaboration event between the baseball players and McLaren today, he tells me about the endurance, cardio and heat-chamber training involved; the difficulty of strengthening neck muscles, essential to withstanding extreme G-forces. Frankly, I can’t imagine him undergoing any of it. It’s partly that he’s just so wilfully unmacho — the single gentlest sportsperson I’ve ever met. It’s also that, at 10st 7lb and 5ft 9in, and looking even younger than his 23 years, he resembles a boy-band member rather than an automotive gladiator. Which probably explains the female fan base.
Make no mistake, though, that Norris is ferocious on the track, frequently out-racing people who almost have more years of F1 experience than he has experience of existence. His once mighty team, McLaren, 60-years old this year, has not delivered the best car this season, but recent upgrades allowed him to attain fifth position, and widespread praise, at this month’s Austrian Grand Prix. And he has been recognised for consistently getting the best out of his cars from his earliest days, beginning racing at the age of just 7 and winning several junior titles before being named McLaren’s test and reserve driver at the age of 17.
He was quickly promoted, his performances eventually making his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo look average, with McLaren replacing him with fellow Australian Oscar Piastri at the end of the 2022 season. Meanwhile, two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen has claimed that Norris is “on the same level” as reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen.
As a reflection of the esteem in which he is held, Norris recently agreed a contract extension with McLaren, which, according to one motorsport magazine, makes him the fourth best-paid driver in F1. When I cite the reported annual salary of about £19.4 million, he concedes it’s “in that ballpark”. An extraordinary amount of money — if you were not already the son of one of the richest men in Britain, of course. Norris got into motor racing with the backing of his 51-year-old father, Adam, whose wealth is estimated in excess of £200 million, mainly from his involvement in the investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown. As a result, asking how money has changed his life is not a particularly fruitful line of questioning. What does he spend it on? On experiences with his friends, “creating memories”. Has he splashed out? He can’t think of anything, but then his company car is a McLaren supercar and he travels the planet in luxury for work anyway.
Nevertheless, his rise raises a perennial anxiety for the sport. Can you make it in F1 without being born into money? Norris, who attended Millfield School in Somerset but didn’t do his GCSEs due to already intense motorsport commitments, is characteristically unprickly on the theme. “It’s 100 per cent very, very clear for anyone”, he says, to see that his dad financed his entry into F1. But he insists, “You have to have talent to make it. You’ll never get to Formula One now if you’re a bad driver. I was lucky I didn’t have to find too many sponsors and my dad could support me all the way to F1, but I couldn’t deal with being a pay driver in F1. I think it’s the wrong thing to do, completely.”
By “pay driver”, Norris is referring to the rich young men who occasionally buy a seat in the sport, usually in the form of sponsorship, Russia’s Nikita Mazepin being a recent example at Haas. “There’s no other sport in the world where you can pay just to be in it. It shouldn’t happen in Formula One. But it’s also one of the most expensive sports to get into — you can’t just pick up a go-kart like you can pick up a football or a racket or baseball bat.”
I ask how he thinks his generation of drivers differs from the old guard, and he cites a bunch of factors I’ve not considered. Not least that his generation has grown up practising on the high-tech simulators now used by all F1 teams, and playing computer games for fun. Such games were one of the things that brought Norris to prominence in 2020, when his internet broadcasting of game-playing became popular with motorsport fans deprived of racing. He has since founded his own esports firm, Quadrant. But does playing car games on consoles actually help develop real-life skills? “I don’t think it hurts. But they’re not even games; they’re simulators.” They’re that good? “Yes, certain ones. You’re racing actual people around the world who are very talented, racing other F1 drivers. You’re learning all sorts of race craft, the set-up, handling, car control.”
Growing up with social media is another difference that he cites. It brings up the mental-health struggles Norris has talked about suffering since entering F1, where the pressure can be extreme. But it sounds as if it’s something he has, for now, worked out how to navigate. He has removed Twitter from his phone, but more to stop himself wasting time than because of abuse. “Every person, every sport, people love you and people hate you. Of course, I’d prefer if people loved me. But I just laugh at it more than anything [now]. It affected me a lot more back in, like, 2019, 2020, because I took it all more personally.”
Why was that? “I was just starting out and wanted everyone to like me more.”
This more relaxed attitude is also in evidence in his approach to Netflix’s blockbuster show Drive to Survive, which he has criticised in the past for faking tension with his former team-mate Carlos Sainz, but which he now accepts as entertainment. “Some things get twisted a little bit, but at the same time I realise it’s a show.”
Norris stretches in a way that indicates tiredness, and it’s entirely understandable. I’m knackered from my journey from north to east London, but he finds himself in the capital after three days of travel that have taken in Canada, Cannes and McLaren HQ’s in Surrey. F1 is an exhausting line of work. And the circus is often surreal. Through a window behind him, a McLaren car can be seen being wheeled onto the pitch for the photoshoot: a slice of F1 in West Ham’s football stadium, which has been converted to a baseball diamond for the weekend (and hosted the athletics at the 2012 Olympics). I ask if he’s a football fan. “I used to be.” I know the feeling, I say, wanting to disown Wolverhampton Wanderers when they disappoint. His team? “England.”
It takes a moment to realise this is a sardonic reference to another instance of unwanted attention, in the form of the mugging he suffered in July 2021. As widely reported, an unidentified man held Norris in a headlock while another yanked a £144,000 Richard Mille watch off his wrist. The timepiece was one of just five in existence. It happened at Wembley Stadium as he made his way to his sports car following England’s loss to Italy in the final of Euro 2020. In a remark that some might consider strange given Norris sometimes drives at walls at nearly 200mph, he says, “I didn’t realise how quickly things can go completely… scary.”
Did it change the way he feels about going out and about?
“I don’t wear watches any more.”
He means socially: today he is wearing, for sponsorship reasons, another example of the same watch. “It has changed my perspective. There are still times when I get a bit nervous about things, when I’m with my friends.”
The admission of vulnerability is yet another refreshing thing about Norris, but not altogether surprising if you’ve ever heard him talking to his team over the radio during races. He is intensely self-critical. What is he like with failure? Does he let it overwhelm him? “I would say I do, quite often, but it’s really the biggest drive.”
Lots of athletes use failure to motivate themselves, but it can become destructive.
“It’s the main thing I use. I’ve learnt to beat myself up less, but I’m definitely my biggest critic — I mean, I’m the one who knows what I can do and what I can’t do.”
When it comes to the possibilities of achievement, during a season where McLaren has disappointed, currently standing at sixth out of ten teams, below the middle-ranking Alpine, Norris is optimistic. He believes in the team’s aggressive development plan, which has seen it bring car upgrades to recent races. “I probably have the most faith I’ve had in a while.”
Nevertheless, disappointment is a running theme in our conversation. When I ask about the key to surviving success, he responds with, “I’ve not had much success.” I remind him he has had a disproportionate amount of success for his age. “True. But then again, it’s relative to what I’m actually trying to achieve. Success is winning races, winning championships, and I’ve not got anywhere close to doing that.”
When I ask if he feels like he’s following in the footsteps of Lewis Hamilton, given Hamilton also started off at McLaren, he dismisses the comparison as grandiose. “Life’s not fair in Formula One, because things can go up and down completely out of your control as a driver. So it doesn’t matter if you’re the best driver in the world, if you’re in the wrong team, you’re not going to win. You’re not even going to look good.”
Before departing, I ask Norris how he feels about certain descriptions that are frequently applied to him in press coverage.
“Handsome”? “[That comes from] the female audience,” he blushes.
A “fair loser”? “I admit when I’ve done things wrong. I’m the last guy you’ll ever see blame someone else over myself when something happens.”
“Nice”? There are some drivers who would hate the description, being keen to cultivate a fearsome air both on and off the track. “I’m happy with it. As much as I do care about what people think of me, I want to be seen in a good way rather than not. But just because I’m nice in person doesn’t mean it’s the same on the track.”
Finally, “shy”. It’s shyness that has been apparent throughout our meeting, not least when I ask him to give me a demonstration of his Flemish and he can’t bring himself to do it, even though I’d have no idea if it was good or bad. “I’m just an introvert.”
When did he realise he was an introvert?
“When I was, like, six. I’m not great with crowds and all that kind of thing.”
So how does he handle the intense attention from crowds of fans at races?
“You kind of get used to it. I’m not the biggest fan when they grab you, you know?”
How does he cope with the long days of being on camera?
“Alone time — when it’s just me playing games or going for a walk, listening to music.”
Not for the first time, I want to give Norris an avuncular hug. The feeling intensifies after I inquire what advice he would give to his teenage self. When I normally ask people this question they have to think back decades, but Norris only has to recall life before the pandemic. “Be yourself as much as possible: don’t try to pretend to be a Formula One driver.”
Was there a time when he tried to fit himself into those expectations?
“You feel like there’s a persona, of looking like a superstar, and that just doesn’t need to happen. I can have my laughs and my giggles and, you know, sometimes I just drive a car. Simple as that.”
BY SATHNAM SANGHERA FOR THE TIMES
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qqueenofhades · 1 year
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I feel like you’ve been asked this before so apologies in advance, but: what is your favorite book about history that is not about your speciality in history?
Hmm. Some excellent nonfiction and/or history books that I have recently read or think are just really worth reading include:
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (and frankly most of what he writes)
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy (and again, most of what he writes)
Ghostland by Colin Dickey
In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Nonfiction history books on the TBR list that I am excited about include:
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann
Prisoners of the Castle by Ben Macintyre
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis
The Ship Beneath The Ice by Mensun Bound
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julictcapulet · 3 months
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re. your post about nonfiction, do you have any nonfiction books that you would recommend to people who haven't read any ever?
these are some of the ones i've read that i either loved or just ones that i think offer a bit to the conversation. if anyone has more recs for me, please send some <3
know my name, chanel miller (10/10)
crying in h mart, michelle zauner
i'm glad my mom died, jennette mccurdy
everything i know about love, dolly alderton
trainwreck: the women we love to hate, mock, and fear...and why, sady doyle
dead blondes and bad mothers: monstrosity, patriarchy, and the fear of female power, sady doyle
trick mirror: reflections on self-delusion, jia tolentino (there are people who hate this one, and then there are communications students. i'm a communications student)
bad feminist: essays, roxane gay (really great introductory book to nonfiction/feminist theory)
all about love: new visions, bell hooks
call them by their true names: american crises, rebecca solnit
empireland: how imperialism has shaped modern britain, sathnam sanghera (a little tedious for me, but an important read nevertheless)
the madwoman in the attic: the woman writer and the nineteenth-century literary imagination, sandra m. gilbert & susan gubar
mediocre: the dangerous legacy of white male power, ijeoma oluo (READ THIS!!!!)
men who hate women: from incels to pickup artists, the truth about extreme misogyny and how it affects us all, laura bates
a curious history of sex, kate lister (served absolute cunt)
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takeaaslice · 1 year
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lets do a tag thingy, why not!
@annaraksta agged me to list 23 books i am excited to read in 2023 & even though my goodreads to read list is in the hundreds (and i will never get through it all lol) there are some books that i am already planning/wanting to read this year so lets go!
the order is not really in priority i guess, just what pops to mind first/what jumps out while scrolling up & down my tbr
1. Fleabag: The Scriptures by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (was gifted to me by a friend a couple months ago) 2. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (have already lined up the audiobook from the library) 3. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (i want to read fantasy more & have heard Good Things) 4. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo  (same as above hah) 5. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (has been in my tbr foreveeer & i loved circe so pretty sure this will be a good read) 6. Vengeful by V.E. Schwab (read the first part of the duology recently & enjoyed it very much) 7. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (i have read it, but twas long ago & i am itching for a reread) 8. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe (i loved his book on the sackler dynasty & am a nonfiction person at heart hah) 9. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (have it lined up at the library so just gotta go & pick it up) 10. Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (a wild concept & great name, what else can i say) 11. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera (i am in uk for most of the year, so yeah, lets put this one here as well) 12. The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren (knitting!!! and cute!! a friend read it & said it was great and cheesy) 13. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano (read the first one last year, it was good enough to keep me interested on what happens next) 14. Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale by Kate Lister (love the name, interesting topic) 15. Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (reallly loved the plot description) 16. Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America by Christopher Leonard (read some stuff about the kochs last year & i guess i just like reading about depressing stuff hah) 17. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (sprinkling in the fantasy) 18. You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages by Carina Chocano (adding back some nonfiction for the balance) 19. Book Lovers by Emily Henry (enjoyed beach read by the same author) 20. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (a cheesy fantasy romance) 21. Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean (i know this topic is depressing about the state of the world and whatnot but i enjoy absorbing this type of knowledge) 22. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell (a lovely cover & an interesting topic) 23. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (lets finish the list with something i am currently reading & i am excited to see how this all ends)
tagging @evilmermaidsinc & @editem to share their lists if they wish 
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qudachuk · 3 months
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A nuanced account of the British empire’s impact on the world that is strikingly alive to the complexities of historyIn the early 1730s, a new subscription craze transformed Georgian Britain. Every year, for five guineas, “Bartram’s box” would delight...
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bookjubilee · 1 year
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Author Sathnam Sanghera on his book 'Empireland'
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ijustkindalikebooks · 7 months
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Ahh, the beginning of Autumn approaches, the best season for reading in my humble opinion. Blankets are in, hot chocolate is in, free sweets are coming, life is good (granted the free sweets are often bought by yourself and then eaten post-Halloween). I love this time of the year anyway and I've been enjoying some amazing books - these are my favourites from the last thirty days.
The Last Devil To Die by Richard Osman - This new edition to the Thursday Murder Club series is so good. My feelings and my brain were all over the place as the team solved another mystery but also dealing with the storyline with Elizabeth and Stephen. Osman just has a fantastic way with words and this continues in this book. If you love this series, you'll love this and be hurt by it.
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera - A fantastically written book on the colonisation of countries by Britain and the impact it had on them and Britain. Great Britain has alot of work to do when it comes to accepting the things we did in countries we invaded and seemed to collect and for me this book should be essential reading on that history. Sanghera is a fantastic writer and I definitely want to check out anything they've written.
A History Of Rome In 21 Women by Emma Southon - I recently reviewed this book on here so I'll be brief, but this book is really good and definitely made me think about the Roman Empire. I think that the research that went into this is incredible and it is so so readable, I really highly recommend it if you are into history, especially the history of women.
What have you been reading in September? I'd love to know.
Vee xo.
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butimnotseventeen · 1 year
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Book recs by author and my three fave genres! Fantasy: Robin Hobb, Garth Nix, TL Huchu. Historical fiction: Jodi Taylor, Markus Zusak, Madeline Miller. History/Biography: Ben Macintyre, Katie Hickman, Jung Chang, Sathnam Sanghera.
This is such a great list, thank you so much!!
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omgthatdress · 2 years
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For the book recs:
General Recs: Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary (A history of the world written from the Isalmic world's perspective; Ansary, I believe, is Afghan or his family is.), King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild (this is his best known work, but all his work is excellent), Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache by Keith H. Basso (it's more or less an anthropological ethnography and reporting, but very well written; a good primer for thoughts on decolonizing history and notions of place in the United States).
For British Imperialism specifically: (1) An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India - Shashi Tharoor, (2) The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire - John Neswinger, (3) Lawrence In Arabia - Scott Andreson, (4) Return of the King: The Battle for Afghanistan - William Dalrymple, (5) Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain - Sathnam Sanghera.
Also: Histories of the Hanged: the Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empires by David Anderson, and The Washing of Spears by Donald R. Morris (the version with an introduction by Mangosuthu Buthelezi) are both excellent, if not exactly written for non academic backgrounds. Excellent information but at times a little too "high level" for my high schoolers. Also Making Sense of the Troubles by David McKitterick and David McVea ( 2 journalists) if you want to wade into Northern Ireland, conditional loyalty, and all that jazz.
Apologies this got so long! I made a similar list of books for my students earlier this year, so I saw your call and go excited all over again.
I did my best for a list with diverse authors, authors writing about their home countries, and those with critical examination. Finding items written in English or in translation is very difficult and the ivory tower of academia can be a challenge in the extreme.
I hope you find something here that's of interest here, or maybe someone else will :)
Thanks! One of the books I just ordered is The Great Partition by Yasmin Khan, which is a general history of the Partition of India. I've been listening to the Partition podcast by Neha Aziz, which is more about how the partition is remembered, taught, and being preserved.
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bellesmusedrafts · 1 year
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2022 in books.
𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋𝐒:
Read more ✓ Read 52 books
Read more nonfiction from my small collection that’s grown over the past year ✓ Read 10 nonfiction books out of 52 (roughly 19%)
Revisit some old favorites ✓ Reread 8 of my favorite books
Finally get to the books that I’ve had sitting on my TBR for years ✓ Finally read Dorian Gray, Only Prostitutes Marry in May, The Razor’s Edge, and The Yellow Wallpaper
𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏-𝐔𝐏:
Goal: 50
Overall Count: 52
Average Rating: 3.7
Favorite New Book: Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi, The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Least Favorite Book: November 9 by Colleen Hoover, Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite, and It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏-𝐔𝐏: 𝓳𝓪𝓷𝓾𝓪𝓻𝔂 — 15 books
the kiss quotient by helen hoang ✹ 5.0
bluets by maggie nelson ✹ 3.25
mr salary by sally rooney ✹ 3.75
the cruel prince by holly black ✹ 4.50
the lost sisters by holly black ✹ 3.0
the red scrolls of magic by cassandra clare ✹ 2.0
sharp objects by gillian flynn (reread) ✹ 5.0
dearly by margaret atwood ✹ 3.5
the wicked king by holly black ✹ 5.0
the queen of nothing by holly black ✹ 4.25
how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories by holly black ✹ 3.75
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid ✹ 5.0
if we were villains by m.l. rio (reread) ✹ 5.0
get a life, chloe brown by talia hibbert ✹ 3.75
daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid ✹ 5.0
favorite book: daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid least favorite book: the red scrolls of magic by cassandra clare
𝓯𝓮𝓫𝓻𝓾𝓪𝓻𝔂 — 0 books
𝓶𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 — 4 books
boy parts by eliza clark ✹ 4.75
november 9 by colleen hoover ✹ 1.0
the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde ✹ 4.5
gone girl by gillian flynn (reread) ✹ 5.0
favorite book: boy parts by eliza clark least favorite book: november 9 by colleen hoover
𝓪𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓵 — 4 books
my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh ✹ 4.0
pride & prejudice by jane austen (reread) ✹ 5.0
black swans by eve babitz ✹ 3.5
a life cycle: a guide to healing and rediscovering yourself by nicole asherah ✹ 4.0
favorite book: my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh least favorite book: n/a
𝓶𝓪𝔂 — 3 books
yolk by mary h.k. choi ✹ 5.0
normal people by sally rooney (reread) ✹ 5.0
things have gotten worse since we last spoke by eric larocca ✹ 2.5
favorite book: yolk by mary h.k. choi least favorite book: things have gotten worse since we last spoke by eric larocca
𝓳𝓾𝓷𝓮 — 0 books
𝓳𝓾𝓵𝔂 — 2 books
the yellow wallpaper by charlotte perkins gilman ✹ 3.75
galatea by madeline miller ✹ 4.0
favorite book: galatea by madeline miller least favorite book: n/a
𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓾𝓼𝓽 — 12 books
trick mirror by jia tolentino ✹ 4.0
malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid ✹ 4.5
bunny by mona awad ✹ 2.75
the risk by s.t. abby ✹ 2.5
sidetracked by s.t. abby ✹ 2.75
scarlet angel by s.t. abby ✹ 2.75
all the lies by s.t. abby ✹ 2.75
paint it all red by s.t. abby ✹ 2.0
the bride test by helen hoang ✹ 2.0
charlotte’s web by e.b. white (reread) ✹ 4.0
the heart principle by helen hoang ✹ 5.0
i’m glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy ✹ 4.5
favorite book: the heart principle by helen hoang least favorite book: paint it all red by s.t. abby
𝓼𝓮𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 — 2 books
the laugh of medusa by hélène cixous ✹ 4.5
empireland: how imperalism has shaped modern britain by sathnam sanghera ✹ 3.0
favorite book: the laugh of medusa by hélène cixous least favorite book: n/a
𝓸𝓬𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓻 — 2 books
the goldfinch by donna tartt (reread) ✹ 5.0
it starts with us by colleen hoover ✹ 1.0
favorite book: n/a least favorite book: it starts with us by colleen hoover
𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 — 5 books
female chauvinist pigs: women and the rise of raunch culture by ariel levy ✹ 3.0
only prostitutes marry in may by dacia maraini ✹ 4.0
snapshots of a daughter-in-law: poems, 1954–1962 by adrienne rich ✹ 2.0
exquisite corpse by poppy z. brite ✹ 1.0
devotion by patti smith ✹ 3.75
favorite book: only prostitutes marry in may by dacia maraini least favorite book: exquisite corpse by poppy z. brite
𝓭𝓮𝓬𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 — 3 books
trainwreck: the women we love to hate, mock, and fear...and why by sady doyle ✹ 4.5
the secret history by donna tartt (reread) ✹ 5.0
the razor’s edge by w. somerset maugham ✹ 5.0
favorite book: the razor’s edge by w. somerset maugham least favorite book:
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ippnoida · 2 years
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JLF announces first list of speakers for 2023 edition
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Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will be back in the ink city in 2023. Teamwork Arts, the Festival producer, announced the dates for its 16th edition, setting them between 19 – 23 January 2023 at Hotel Clarks, Amer, Jaipur. The annual Jaipur Literature Festival will be as always bringing its magnificent line-up and a sumptuous feast of ideas to the pink city. The festival will continue to remain committed to its core values – to serve as a democratic, non-aligned platform ensuring inclusivity and freedom of speech. The past 15 years have seen the iconic Festival transform into a global literary phenomenon having hosted nearly 5000 speakers and artists reaching out to over 200 million people globally. Hybrid versions of the festival have enabled book-lovers from across continents to access it.
In 2023, the literary extravaganza will showcase a plethora of themes and writers curated specially for its loyal community of audiences from across the world, offering an immersive experience of literature, discourse, musical performances, art installations, merchandise, local cuisine and more. The festival will offer a representation of all Indian national languages and multiple foreign languages with sessions spread across 5 venues with over 250 speakers.
The first list of 25 speakers includes winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah; noted Sahitya Akademi awardee, Hindi poet, translator and writer of Aienasaaz, Anamika; acclaimed author of the recent Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World, Anthony Sattin; DSC Prize shortlisted and the prestigious Gratiaen Prize nominated Sri Lankan author Ashok Ferrey; one of India’s highest-selling English fiction writers Ashwin Sanghi; gifted Naga writer Avinuo Kire whose latest novel is Where the Cobbled Path Leads; the first mixed-race woman author to win the Booker Prize for her Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo; the two-time Booker Prize shortlisted Chigozie Obioma; translator of the International Booker winner novel Ret Samadhi/Tomb of Sand, Daisy Rockwell; celebrated Indian actress, director and writer Deepti Naval.
The list continues with Booker Prize winning British novelist Howard Jacobson; Mumbai-based poet, novelist, short story writer, translator & well-known journalist Jerry Pinto; author of the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award longlisted book Intimacies, Katie Kitamura; distinguished mathematics professor and author of The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math, Manil Suri; Prize-winning author of the bestselling books The Written World and The Language of Thieves, Martin Puchner; Turkish-American author, academic, and literary critic Merve Emre; 2022 Booker Prize shortlisted author of Glory, NoViolet Bulawayo; Indian writer, blogger and translator Rana Safvi; Booker-nominated American-Canadian author, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki.
The Festival will also feature  author of the bestselling Empireland: How Imperialism Has Been Shaped Modern Britain which inspired Channel 4’s Empire State of Mind, Sathnam Sanghera; Booker-shortlisted author of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka; winner of the 2019 Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar Award, Tanuj Solanki; author of the New York Times Editors’ Choice book The Immortal King Rao, Vauhini Vara; American historian and academic Vincent Brown; well-known Indian journalist who became the youngest editor in the history of Indian journalism Vir Sanghvi.
Namita Gokhale, writer, publisher, and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, ”As we prepare to welcome book-lovers to Jaipur in January, we are delighted to share some of the stellar names who will be joining us. From Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah to debut novelist Avinuo Kire, from International Booker Prize Winner Daisy Rockwell to the startlingly original Vauhini Vara, from Sahitya Akademi awardee Anamika to mathematician Manil Suri, from Chigozie Obioma, twice shortlisted for the Booker, to Shehan Karunatilaka, who is on this year’s list, this is a menu of delights for readers of all literary appetites and persuasions. And this is just a taster of the delights to come.”
William Dalrymple, writer, historian and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, “This year we are proud to present a galaxy of some of the greatest writers on the planet – a fabulous array of Nobel, Booker, Pulitzer, Sahitya Academy, Women's Prize and Baillie Gifford award winners, laureates and medallists.” “This year we have so much to offer that I believe it to be the most cerebral, intellectually-stimulating and high-powered we've ever fielded. We import some of the world's most admired novelists, including Abdulrazak Gurnah, Bernadine Evaristo, Ruth Ozeki, Shehan Karunatilaka, NoViolet Bulawayo and Katie Kitamura as well as arguably the world's greatest authority on the history of slavery, Vincent Brown. Among the international authors appearing this year we present writers of genius as brilliant as Harvard critical polymath Martin Puchner and his Oxford and Yale counterpart, Merve Emre.  We deeply delve into areas of world literature we have so far failed to explore; look in detail at the turmoil in the Ukraine, Russia and Iran; we explore a vast range of subjects from Neanderthals to Leonardo da Vinci; from the agonies of Partition to the Right to Sex. It’s an incredible line up- absolutely not to be missed,” Dalrymple added.
Sanjoy K Roy, managing director of Teamwork Arts, who produce the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, “The Jaipur Literature Festival will feature some of the greatest minds of the contemporary world including Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Booker Prize nominees and winners including Bernardine Evaristo, Howard Jacobson, Chigozie Obioma, NoViolet Bulawayo and celebrated Indian authors Ashwin Sanghi, Deepti Naval, Jerry Pinto and many more. This year will also focus on celebrating languages with a program concentrated on Indian and world literature.”
The Festival will include its B2B arm, Jaipur BookMark (JBM), now in its 10th edition. JBM will continue to bring together a wide range of publishers, literary agents, writers, translators, translation agencies and booksellers from across the world and give them an opportunity to meet, talk business and listen to major global industry players.
The Jaipur Literature Festival sets literary conversations and dialog against a cultural backdrop promoting India’s traditional heritage including curated art installations, cultural evenings and the Jaipur Music Stage, which runs parallel to the Festival.
Registration and access to the online edition of the festival will be free and open to all. Registration to the on-ground edition of the festival will be available from Rs 200 per day. Attendees can also purchase Friends of the Festival Packages, which offer a special experience of the Festival and take them on a compelling cultural journey.
In addition to enjoying the literary sessions, audiences will also get to savor the festival’s signature morning and evening music sessions with performances by leading artistes and virtuosos. The signature handmade and artisanal festival merchandise and books by participating authors will be available both at the Festival Bazaar, the Festival Bookstore and online on the Jaipur Literature Festival’s official website.
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julictcapulet · 2 years
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what’s your podcast to listen to it and could you recommend your favorite books and whatever you’re currently reading
I won’t be giving the podcast here for privacy reasons, but I am currently reading Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, and The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar.
As for my favorite books:
Persuasion by Jane Austen. One of the most beautiful tales of love and regret and second chances and hope that I’ve ever read. Ignore the 2022 movie adaptation, it’s awful, but the book is an incredibly moving story about Anne Elliot, who is reunited with a man she once loved and rejected.
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. A book that blurs the lines between fiction and reality when seven Shakespearean actors are forced to deal with rivalry, lust, and the death of one of their own.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. A novel about our main character Esther’s struggles with mental health amidst the backdrop of the 1950s in New York City.
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. One of the most breathtaking novels I’ve ever had the privilege to read. A long, sweeping epic that, at its core, is about the love for liberty, the tenderness we can have for people, and the unforgiving nature of the upper class.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Holds the well-earned title of one of the most groundbreaking and memorable gothic romances ever, centering around Heathcliffe and Cathy’s tormented love for one another and what they’re willing to do to themselves, each other, and those around them.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt. A satirical classic in the subgenre of campus novels that plays on the elitism of academia and, of course, the morbid longing for the picturesque.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Groundbreaking classic that quite literally invented the science fiction genre. Deals with a man trying to play God and the cost of his arrogance.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. A quietly disturbing southern gothic tale about Camille Preaker, a journalist who returns home to investigate the disappearance and murder of young girls. My favorite take on the unbalanced relationships between mothers and daughters, sisters, and the general unlikability of “difficult women”.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. One of the most groundbreaking modern domestic thrillers. Literally changed the subgenre of domestic thrillers throughout the 2010s. Pretty much everyone knows what this one is about, but if you don’t: Amy Dunne goes missing on the day of her anniversary to Nick Dunne. That’s all you need to know.
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. A childhood staple for so many people, and for good reason. It’s a reimagining of Cinderella and by far my favorite.
Othello by William Shakespeare. My favorite play of all time. Rife with critique on the politics between race, gender, class, and sexuality. It’s the story of Iago’s jealousy of Othello, a high-ranking black man who has just been married to a younger white woman, Desdemona, and his attempt to ruin his life.
Atonement by Ian McEwan. A modern classic that displays the consequences of childlike jealousy, the horrors of predators that walk among us, class wars, and the nightmare of World War II.
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In seinen Memoiren aus dem Jahr 2009 erinnert sich der Journalist Sathnam Sanghera an ein Date mit einem Sikh-Mädchen, das die Feinheiten des Films Police Academy ausführlich beschreibt. Sathnam fragt, wie sie sich an so viel über den Film erinnern kann, und sie antwortet: „Asiatisches Mädchen. In den Achtzigern kam nicht viel raus.“ Ich lachte, weil ihr Witz meine frühen Jahre als asiatisches Mädchen in Großbritannien so perfekt eingefangen hat. Obwohl ich in London geboren und aufgewachsen bin, lebte (und scheuerte) ich unter einem umfangreichen Satz strenger Regeln, die regelten, was ich trug, was ich aß, wohin ich ging, wen ich sah und wann ich nach einem Schultag zu Hause sein würde /Hochschule/Universität. Ich erzähle Ihnen das jetzt, um zu versuchen, die kleinen Momente des Staunens wiederzugeben, die mich oft treffen, wenn ich reise – denn hier bin ich, in Cowboy-Gamaschen, auf einem Pferd, reite durch die staubige Landschaft Kappadokiens und den besten Weg dorthin beschreibe das Gefühl ist Freiheit. Atlas & Boots Vielleicht liebe ich Pferde deshalb so sehr – nicht weil sie schön oder sanft oder beruhigend sind, sondern weil sie befreiend sind. Ich denke über die Ironie nach, als Safran, mein Pferd für den Halbtagesritt, die Zügel anlegt. Sie ist stark und gesund und gut gepflegt, was ein gutes Zeichen dafür ist, dass wir uns für das richtige Unternehmen entschieden haben. Unser Führer von Kirkit Voyage, Zcan, ist kaum älter als Teenager, aber er hat sein ganzes Leben lang mit Pferden zu tun und zeigt die gleiche Geduld und Gelassenheit, die ich bei anderen erfahrenen Reitern gesehen habe. Heute sind es nur er, ich und Peter. Der Tourismus ist eingebrochen Turkey und Brauchtum ist im ganzen Land schwer zu bekommen. Ich steige auf Safran, insgeheim erfreut über meine Anmut. Ich sage Zcan nicht, dass es erst nach monatelangem Unterricht im Jahr 2011 kommt. Atlas & Boots Wir machen uns auf zu unserem Nachmittagsritt durch die Gärten und Weinberge oberhalb des Dorfes Avanos. Nach einer Ballonfahrt in Kappadokien und mehreren Tagen Wandern in Kappadokien sind wir gespannt darauf, einen anderen Teil der Region zu sehen. Wir schlängeln uns über unbefestigte Pfade über sanfte Hügel, die nicht ganz üppig sind, aber das erste bisschen Grün bieten, das wir seit Tagen gesehen haben. Einheimische halten in ihren Gärten an, um uns zuzusehen und zu winken oder Grüße mit Zcan auszutauschen, während wir vorbeitrotten. Safran ist frech und taucht immer wieder tief ein, um Gras und Busch zu knabbern. Als ihr plötzliches Ziehen an den Zügeln mich fast kopfüber zu Fall bringt, werde ich strenger und beginne, sie präventiv von der Versuchung fernzuhalten. Atlas & Boots Sie ist ein alter Profi, der steile Steigungen meisterhaft rauf und runter manövriert. Bei einigen Gelegenheiten lehne ich mich zurück, um ihr zu helfen, das Gleichgewicht zu halten, während sie durch einen besonders kniffligen Abschnitt navigiert. Sie braucht meine Hilfe kaum und erweist sich als robust und flink. Wir erreichen den Roten Fluss (Kızılırmak River) und machen eine Pause, um die Aussicht über das Tal zu genießen. Bald entdecken wir einen Anblick, der uns beide überrascht: In der Ferne ragt ein schneebedeckter Berg auf – das letzte, was wir in der wüstenähnlichen Landschaft Kappadokiens erwartet hätten. Atlas & Boots Zcan sagt uns, dass es der Berg Erciyes ist, ein gewaltiger Schichtvulkan, der auf 3.916 m (12.848 ft) steht. Es ist der höchste Berg in Zentralanatolien und bietet mit über 12 km Skipisten eine Reihe von Wintersportarten. Es scheint, dass Turkey hat es wirklich in sich. Wir reiten eine Stunde am Fluss entlang, bevor wir den Rückweg antreten. An dieser Stelle erblicken mehrere Hunde unsere Pferde. Sie rennen heran und fangen an, an Safrans Hinterbeinen zu knabbern. Ich bin plötzlich nervös; Gerade am Tag zuvor bin ich einem besonders wilden Hund knapp ausgewichen und habe Angst, dass die Pferde erschrecken. Atlas & Boots
Zum Glück bleibt Zcan vollkommen ruhig und weist uns an, den Kopf der Pferde hochzuhalten, damit sie die Hunde nicht entdecken. Ich fasse Safran fester am Zügel und tatsächlich trabt sie ruhig weiter. Irgendwann werden die Hunde müde und lassen uns in Ruhe. Ich atme erleichtert aus. Peter, der Hunde liebt, versucht mich davon zu überzeugen, dass sie verspielt waren. Ich setzte stillschweigend einen weiteren schwarzen Fleck in meine „Gründe, keinen Hund zu bekommen“-Liste. Atlas & Boots Der Rest der Fahrt ist friedlich. Zcan erzählt uns vom Leben in der Region. Er teilt seine Pläne und Ambitionen mit und erzählt uns, dass er bald ein Informatikstudium beginnen wird. Es wird ein anderes Leben sein, sagt er uns, teils in Hoffnung, teils in Trauer. Dann lächelt er. "Willst du schneller fahren?" fragt er. Ich erwidere sein Lächeln. 'Stets.' Während wir Fahrt aufnehmen, genieße ich den Wind, den Nervenkitzel und das Gefühl völliger Freiheit. Nicht schlecht für ein asiatisches Mädchen, denke ich. Gar nicht so schlecht. Reiten in Kappadokien: Das Wesentliche Was: Ein halber Tag Reiten in Kappadokien. Wo: Wir übernachteten im Esbelli Evi Hotel in Ürgüp, das 10 geräumige Suiten und vier Standard-Höhlenzimmer bietet, die die ursprünglichen Höhlen zusammen mit traditionellen gewölbten Räumen aus behauenem Stein nutzen. Es gibt mehrere Steinterrassen mit weitem Blick auf die Landschaft Kappadokiens und die Stadt Ürgüp – perfekt für einen Drink am späten Nachmittag nach einem erlebnisreichen Tag. Wann: Die beste Zeit zum Reiten in Kappadokien ist der Frühling (April bis Mitte Juni). Der Sommer kann unerträglich heiß sein, während im Winter Schnee fallen kann! Der Herbst (Mitte September bis Oktober) ist ebenfalls eine gute Option, aber die Tage sind kürzer und die Regenwahrscheinlichkeit höher. Wie: Wir buchten eine halbtägige Reittour in Kappadokien (60 EUR / 68 USD pro Person) bei Kirkit Voyage, den Pionieren des Reitens in Kappadokien. Kirkit hat fast 40 Pferde, die von einem Team von Profis gepflegt werden, die ihre Arbeit eindeutig lieben. Unsere Pferde waren auch in schwierigem Gelände ruhig und trittsicher und unser Guide war sehr erfahren und aufmerksam. Wir wurden mit Satteltaschen, Halfchaps und Helmen ausgestattet und jederzeit klar instruiert. Kirkit bietet eine Reihe von Optionen, von einer kurzen Fahrt bei Sonnenuntergang bis hin zu mehrtägigen Touren durch die Gegend. Sehen Sie sich ihre Reittouren an und senden Sie eine E-Mail an [email protected], um weitere Informationen zu erhalten. Da wir unabhängig unterwegs waren, mieteten wir für die Dauer unserer Reise eine Betreuung (35 USD pro Tag), aber Kirkit kann bei Bedarf eine Abholung vom Hotel arrangieren. Um nach Kappadokien zu gelangen, können Sie einen Hochgeschwindigkeitszug oder einen Bus nehmen. Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge verbinden Istanbul mit Ankara und Konya über Eskişehir. Von Konya aus können Sie mit dem Bus oder Mietwagen weiter nach Kappadokien fahren (232 km; 4 Stunden). Weitere Informationen und Buchungsmöglichkeiten finden Sie auf der Website der Türkischen Staatsbahn. Ein Nachtbus von Istanbul ist für etwa 85 TL (30 USD) die günstigste Möglichkeit, um nach Kappadokien zu gelangen, aber es ist eine lange Fahrt von 730 km (454 Meilen), die 10-12 Stunden dauert. Mehrere Unternehmen betreiben Nachtbusse, darunter Metro Turizm und Nevşehir Seyahat. Es gibt Inlandsflüge zwischen Istanbul und dem Flughafen Nevşehir Kapadokya (NAV). Wir zahlten 50 USD für einen einfachen Flug zurück nach Istanbul. Der Flughafen Atatürk in Istanbul ist international und hat überall Verbindungen zu einer Reihe von Inlandszielen Turkey. Buchen Sie über Skyscanner, um die besten Preise für internationale und Inlandsflüge zu erhalten. Einsamer Planet Turkey ist ein umfassender Reiseführer für das Land, ideal für diejenigen, die sowohl die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten erkunden als auch weniger befahrene Straßen nehmen möchten. .
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