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Sam Dalrymple discusses his new work on partition and historical scholarship with William Dalrymple and Moin Mir.

Introducing Sam Dalrymple as he discusses his stellar new work, Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, and new approaches to historical scholarship with Empire Podcast co-host, William Dalrymple, and Moin Mir, asking the questions. Featuring: Sam DalrympleWilliam DalrympleMoin Mir Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com More From Sam Dalrymple: (2025) Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia (HarperCollins India) at:https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/shattered-lands-five-partitions-and-the-making-of-modern-asia-sam-dalrymple?variant=54864084763003 More from William Dalrymple: Empire Podcast at: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sBh58hSTReUQiK4axYUVx?si=a2747800feba4f53 More From Moin Mir: Moin Mir's website at:https://www.moinmirauthor.com/ Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson

People in this episode

Guests: Sam Dalrymple, William Dalrymple, Moin Mir

Topics covered

• partition
• historical scholarship
• modern Asia
• interview
• cultural discussion

Keywords

• partition
• Asia
• historical scholarship
• Sam Dalrymple
• William Dalrymple

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beyond Borders Scotland, Empire Podcast, HarperCollins India, Moin Mir's website

Books & works: Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia

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