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A Conversation with Neal Ascherson
The LRB Podcast
Reflections on Mentorship and Colonial Realities
This chapter explores a journalist's personal journey through mentorship with influential figures like Claude Coburn and Eric Hobsbawm, reflecting on the complexities of political ideology. It intertwines their experiences as a soldier in colonial Malaya with a transformative involvement in Uganda's quest for independence, highlighting the moral dilemmas of empire and the pursuit of social justice.
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