Posted: Feb 02, 2012 12:47 am
Who does history like this anyway? How about questions like this from an A-level paper?
Was military superiority the main reason for the expansion of British influence in India in the period 1757 to 1785?
Who would expect the answer here to be that its 60% likely that this is the case? You just can't bring this method to bear on actual historical questions. But of course Carrier's not interested in history in any general sense. He's fixated on that single yes/no question.
Was military superiority the main reason for the expansion of British influence in India in the period 1757 to 1785?
Who would expect the answer here to be that its 60% likely that this is the case? You just can't bring this method to bear on actual historical questions. But of course Carrier's not interested in history in any general sense. He's fixated on that single yes/no question.