King's unites with Oz's Monash
King's College London and Monash University in Melbourne have signed an agreement that will give the largest university in Australia its first base in Britain. It will also give King's access to...
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A question of give and take for ancient Greeks
Ancient Greeks West and East
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Eye witness
The possibility that Ireland may rejoin the Commonwealth after 50 years will increase when secretary-general, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, visits Dublin next week.Taoiseach Bertie Ahern last month signalled...
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Eye witness
The defeat of Pauline Hanson, who once described herself "the Mother of Australia" in elections last Saturday was greeted with relief by anti-racists. But Robert Manne, associate professor of...
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Old saloon opens to imbibers of learning
MELBOURNE Melbourne's Curzon Hotel lost its liquor licence in 1907 because of "unruly behaviour on the premises". While unruly behaviour can never be ruled out when ideas clash, it is unlikely ever...
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How the war was fought
Peace Now!
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The position of missionaries
Missionaries, Rebellion and Proto-Nationalism
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A not so special relationship
THE CLASH. US-Japanese relations throughout history. By Walter LaFeber. 508pp. Norton. Pounds 22. - 0 393 03950 1. The binational polls that regularly measure the mood of United States-Japan...
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Apartheid thrives in a tolerant state
Broken People
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Agents of change, children of empire
At the Heart of the Empire
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Overseas students watch the costs
A university's reputation for scholarship is less important to overseas students than the cost of tuition and its range of courses, says research published last week, writes Phil Baty. Education...
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Heart of the Orient
Bazaar India
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Easy end to an empire
As Britain entered the post-colonial age some four decades ago, Dean Acheson, principal architect of postwar United States foreign policy, made his notorious comment that while Britain had lost an...
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Slavonic merger plan
Consultants called in to advise on the future of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, largest of the University of London's senate institutes, are set to recommend a merger with another...
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Doom's silverish lining
False Dawn