Merina’s Reviews > Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia > Status Update

Devastatingly important read. To state the obvious, it’s going to help you understand the West as well as the East. The author presents multiple view and makes you think about different perspectives. It also sheds light on why some stories never could be shared - and were conveniently made absent from general history. Reading this book will open your eyes to the way the world is working today and the common patterns