Conversations with History: Nayan Chanda

[asankagurusinghe]

Nayan's facts may not be entirely correct at times.. For example Chilly was in use in Sri Lanka for well over two thousand years as one of the old Dagobas of the vintage is named 'Mirisa Veiya' in the mame of aKing who ruled 100 years after Asoka. THe name is in the memory of the condiment the King ate.

[raymondtoye]

he says Colombus was a bit of all, trader, adventurer, soldier, preacher. There is research about C's sponsorship by both Genoa AND the Catholic portuguese State, and more about the "take-over" of enterprises to reach "the Indies" by sea, for business purposes, and the emerging States of western Europe.

[dtalaidback]

this topic ofvthe book is just an Elite middle class trying to propagate his own views' if you look at south Africa Indians have always been colaborators of enslavement and Racism, tha's why he used America trying to spread democracy instead of imperialism, warriors instead of pirates-bandits murderers& warlords, preachers instead of conmen, adventurers instead of thiefs & killers, traders intstead of forebeares of the enslavers & slave traders, Christopher Columbus as a trader is a joke

[mashaikh52]

its intelligent for one th

[mrbeantube]

awesome !

[sam7748]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but what exactly did you find "awesome" about this discussion? Do tell...