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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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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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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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
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Heart of the Orient
Bazaar India
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Single party mentality
Few governments, if any, in Asia encourage any form of opposition. At best it is seen as a necessary evil by established governments, including many of those in western countries. At worst in several...
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Last chance to avoid the fate of Leyland
In the run-up to budget day, John Ashworth argues the case for education mortgages that carry tax breaks A defining characteristic of new, as opposed to old, Labour is the recognition that it is...
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Growth in demand will change business supply
Business and management course suppliers will have to adapt to the growing shortage of top educators, predicts Paul Danos The booming global economy demands well-trained and confident business...
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Freedom as an asset
When the University of Buckingham was founded more than 20 years ago, many wondered how long it would last. Others hoped that more private universities would follow to challenge the idea that all...
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Family fortunes of Bronze Age mint
The East in the West
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Englishman heads Monash
David Robinson has become the only Englishman in the past 20 years to have been successively appointed vice chancellor at two Australian universities. A former pro vice chancellor at the University...