Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite. Thomas J. Schaeper

Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite - Thomas J. Schaeper


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      RHODES SCHOLARS, OXFORD

       AND THE CREATION OF AN

       AMERICAN ELITE

      Thomas J. Schaeper and Kathleen Schaeper

      Revised edition published in 2010 by

      Berghahn Books www.berghahnbooks.com

      © 2010 Thomas J. Schaeper and Kathleen SchaeperFirst ebook edition published in 2012 All rights reserved. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schaeper, Thomas J. Rhodes scholars, Oxford, and the creation of an American elite / Thomas J. Schaeper and Kathleen Schaeper. 40922--dc21 98 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978ISBN 978

      CONTENTS

       Abbreviations and Illustrations

       Acknowledgments

       Preface

       1. RHODES, SOUTH AFRICA, AND OXFORD

       The Man

       The Scholarships

       2. GETTING STARTED

       Reactions to the Will

       Selecting the “Perfect Men”

       3. THE SETTING

       Town and Gown

       Settling In

       4. YANKS AND BRITS

       Getting Acquainted

       Joiners or Outcasts?

       The Issue of Race

       5. THE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

       Sports

       Academic Performance

       Report Card for the Early Years

       6. PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES

       Reforms

       Growing Popularity

       7. INTERWAR YEARS: SOCIETY AND STUDY

       Déjà Vu

       Vacations

       Sports

       Academics

       8. INTERWAR YEARS: FIGHTING THE WORLD'S FIGHT

       Domestic Issues

       Foreign Affairs

       Mid-Century Assessment

       9. POSTWAR PROBLEMS AND ADJUSTMENTS

       Oxford Confronts New Realities

       Americans Face a Battered Britain

       10. THE COLD WAR AND THE SILENT GENERATION

       Winners and Losers

       Academic Vagaries

       11. BILL CLINTON AND FRIENDS

       The Making of a Southern Scholar

       Clinton the Student

       Mixing In

       Vietnam

       Oxford's Impact

       12. NEW VOICES, NEW FACES I: BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES

       The Emergence of Non-White Scholars

       Life in Oxford

       Black African Scholars

       13. NEW VOICES, NEW FACES II: WOMEN, GAYS, AND LESBIANS

       Breaking the Gender Barrier

       Measuring Up to Men

       Adapting to Oxford

       Homosexuals

       14. CAREERS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

       Settling In and Spreading Out

       Education and Research

       Business, Law, and Other Professions

       Journalism and Fiction

       Government

       Special Achievements

       15. THE OXFORD FACTOR

       A Lasting Influence?

       A Ticket to Success?

       A Rhodes Network?

       A Conspiracy?

       16. THE RHODES AHEAD

       Transformations and Continuities

       Generalizations

       Appendix: U.S. Rhodes Scholars, 1904–2006

      


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