ISBN10: 1845457218, ISBN13: 9781845457211, [publisher: Berghahn Books] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - '. 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.' AlbionEach year thirty-two seniors at American universities are awarded Rhodes Scholarships, which entitle them to spend two or three years studying at the University of Oxford. The program, founded by the British colonialist and entrepreneur Cecil Rhodes and established in 1903, has become the world's most famous academic scholarship and has brought thousands of young Americans to study in England. Many of these later became national leaders in government, law, education, literature, and other fields. Among them were the ...
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