Smoke and Ashes

Book • 2025

Mentioned by

Recommended by

William Dalrymple

as a great book on the opium wars.

Mentioned by

William Dalrymple

and

Anita Anand

as a source of information about the opium trade in India.

Mentioned by

William Dalrymple

as a fabulous book on the Opium Wars.

Mentioned by

William Dalrymple

as a book drawing parallels between China's post-Opium War soul-searching and the rise of MAGA and Trump.

Recommended by

Dan Hill

for its exploration of unforeseen consequences in system design.

David Naiman

mentions it as Amitav Ghosh's book where plants are posited as protagonists.

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