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The Rise of Museums
History & The Arts

The Rise of Museums

...public lottery. Sloane, however, was not alone in assembling such collections. The famous surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) amassed some 17,000 objects and specimens during his lifetime. These were bought by Parliament for £15,000 and eventually housed in the Royal College of Surgeons, where they are still on display. Another collector was Joseph Banks (1743-1820) who...
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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...public so the challenge is more accessible and of a more general nature. I am not sure I invert the teacher learner role, it’s more about thinking creatively about what is being taught, why and how. Maybe how these methods can be used not for teaching but as deconstructive tools. Learning is political- what curriculum is chosen is going to affect people’s...
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After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution
History & The Arts

After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution

...public after her husband’s death in 1922. Egyptian nationalist women played a vital role in organising strikes and boycotts of British goods. The Revolution was a key moment in the history of Egyptian and Islamic feminism. In the Egyptian countryside, the Revolution was very violent. Peasant resentment against the British, especially in relation to the hardships of the...
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Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...public firms (here) or exploited the rich datasets of Denmark (here). In our best attempt at mimicking such administrative datasets in countries where they do not exist, we developed a new survey to collect data on the history of succession of ownership and control, as well family characteristics of family CEOs. We used the WMS sample of firms and interviewed over 2700...
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Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War
History & The Arts

Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War

...public comments from the time. 11. What advice would you give to those who want to study history, whether as part of a degree at university, or beyond a university context? History is such a wonderfully broad discipline: it includes anything that has ever happened, anywhere in the world. There’s always so much to explore and even for familiar topics, there will be new...
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Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...public space may also find their words taken up, amplified and included in whatever academics are writing. As has been pointed out in the section about asking research questions, the literature you engage with shapes what is accepted as the evidence base for your research project. It has the capacity to determine priorities in your field of interest. In the video below,...
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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...public created a demand for politicians to perform - and does that mean we can't trust them? Mike Saward and guests consider this in Performing Politics: perspectives - Audio Text BARACK OBAMA If there is anyone out there… MICHAEL SAWARD Barack Obama . BARACK OBAMA …who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible… MICHAEL SAWARD Many writers...
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Business ethics
History & The Arts

Business ethics

...public of potential and actual consumers they may well be stressing altruistic motives and not mentioning the business case. So why is it they have to shift here? Nigel: Well that sounds quite Machiavellian to me. The idea that you manipulate appearances to get a certain end result, which is that you’re approved of from outside; is that really an ethical position? Alex:...
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