03129nam 2200517 450 991078785480332120170919163012.00-85745-369-610.1515/9780857453693(CKB)2670000000546830(EBL)1331222(MiAaPQ)EBC1331222(DE-B1597)636992(DE-B1597)9780857453693(EXLCZ)99267000000054683020181002d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRhodes scholars, Oxford, and the creation of an American elite /Thomas J. Schaeper and Kathleen SchaeperNew York ;Oxford :Berghahn Books,2010.1 online resource (435 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84545-721-8 Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 RHODES, SOUTH AFRICA, AND OXFORD -- Chapter 2 GETTING STARTED -- Chapter 3 THE SETTING -- Chapter 4 YANKS AND BRITS -- Chapter 5 THE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES -- Chapter 6 PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES -- Chapter 7 INTERWAR YEARS Society and Study -- Chapter 8 INTERWAR YEARS Fighting the World’s Fight -- Chapter 9 POSTWAR PROBLEMS AND ADJUSTMENTS -- Chapter 10 THE COLD WAR AND THE SILENT GENERATION -- Chapter 11 BILL CLINTON AND FRIENDS -- Chapter 12 NEW VOICES, NEW FACES I Blacks and Other Minorities -- Chapter 13 NEW VOICES, NEW FACES II Women, Gays, and Lesbians -- Chapter 14 CAREERS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- Chapter 15 THE OXFORD FACTOR -- Chapter 16 THE RHODES AHEAD -- APPENDIX: U.S. Rhodes Scholars, 1904-2006 -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX Each 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 politicians J. William Fulbright, Bill Bradley, and Bill Clinton; the public Rhodes scholarshipsHistoryScholarsUnited StatesBiographyEducationUnited StatesHistoryCross-cultural studiesEducationGreat BritainHistoryCross-cultural studiesRhodes scholarshipsHistory.ScholarsEducationHistoryEducationHistory378.42574Schaeper Thomas J.1048251Schaeper KathleenMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787854803321Rhodes scholars, Oxford, and the creation of an American elite3864840UNINA01524ojm 2200313z- 450 991014905960332120230912161814.097800081714830008171483(CKB)3710000000924155(BIP)053713822(Perlego)1843450(EXLCZ)99371000000092415520201002d2017 uy |engcrdamediacrrdacarrierMadam A NovelUnabridged editionLondon : HarperCollins Publishers LimitedMay 20169700000055125 Murder, loyalty, and vengeance collide in a gritty read perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers. 'Orange is the New Black meets a twisted Southampton' Molly, Amazon reviewer 'If you like a crime novel with a strong female lead then you'll love this' Katie, Amazon reviewer Three years and eleven months. That's how long Lizzie Wells has been banged up inside Holloway prison, serving time for a crime she didn't commit. Six months. That's how long it's taken Lizzie to fall in love with her fellow inmate, Scar. Now they are both finally free and, together, they are about to embark on a vengeful search to find those who framed Lizzie. It's time to make them pay... THE BUSINESS MAN. THE COPPER. THE MADAM.823.92Raven Jaime1449968Dunn JosieothAUDIO9910149059603321Madam3648744UNINA