Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite

Author:   Thomas J. Schaeper ,  Kathleen Schaeper
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
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9781845457211


Pages:   438
Publication Date:   01 February 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Thomas J. Schaeper ,  Kathleen Schaeper
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9781845457211


ISBN 10:   1845457218
Pages:   438
Publication Date:   01 February 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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NEW EDITION! Rhodes Scolars is a choice read for those trying to understand the history of the program. * The Midwest Book Review ... a very readable book. Personalities and their relationships are vividly described. * American Historical Review ... Schaeper is to be warmly congratulated ... This is a piece of thorough and careful research, well organized, and a quite fascinating book. * Contemporary Review ... a careful and interesting record of a unique and largely successful transatlantic experiment * Daily Telegraph London ... entertaining and informative reading. * Library Journal ... a fascinating study based on numerous interviews with former Rhodes scholars and American administrators of the program, and on the memoirs and autobiographies of Rhodie alumni ... Produced in a clear, straightforward prose and with a touch of good humor, this book is a pleasure to read. * Albion


... a very readable book. Personalities and their relationships are vividly described. * American Historical Review ... Schaeper is to be warmly congratulated ... This is a piece of thorough and careful research, well organized, and a quite fascinating book. * Contemporary Review ... a careful and interesting record of a unique and largely successful transatlantic experiment * Daily Telegraph London ... entertaining and informative reading. * Library Journal ... a fascinating study based on numerous interviews with former Rhodes scholars and American administrators of the program, and on the memoirs and autobiographies of Rhodie alumni ... Produced in a clear, straightforward prose and with a touch of good humor, this book is a pleasure to read. * Albion


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Thomas J. Schaeper (1948-2019) was Professor of History at St. Bonaventure University, a member of the editorial board of French Historical Studies, and the author of four previous books on European and American history.

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