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Garbed as princes, early Indian sojourners to Britain (e.g. Mirza Abu Taleb Isfahani, Mirza I'tisam ud-Din) were given great respect by the British aristocracy. Yet more than a half-century later, this courtesy has vanished: Sir Syed in 1869 is met with contempt and scrutiny. What explains this?

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Ming society was strictly gender-segregated. How (if?) did the ascension of the Qing interact with these dynamics, given that the Manchus came from another society?

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When Asian manuscripts (stolen, bought or looted) were being routinely procured by covetous European libraries and collectors, did any voice of opposition rise among Orientalists? Further, has there been any campaign by modern Western scholars to restore these manuscripts to their rightful lands?

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How do you people become aware of a history book in the first place, old or new?

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Garbed as princes, early Indian sojourners to Britain (e.g. Mirza Abu Taleb Isfahani, Mirza I'tisam ud-Din) were given great respect by the British aristocracy. Yet more than a half-century later, this courtesy has vanished: Sir Syed in 1869 is met with contempt and scrutiny. What explains this?	952
Ming society was strictly gender-segregated. How (if?) did the ascension of the Qing interact with these dynamics, given that the Manchus came from another society?	37
When Asian manuscripts (stolen, bought or looted) were being routinely procured by covetous European libraries and collectors, did any voice of opposition rise among Orientalists? Further, has there been any campaign by modern Western scholars to restore these manuscripts to their rightful lands?	11
How do you people become aware of a history book in the first place, old or new?	2