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 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
1. RHODES, SOUTH AFRICA, AND OXFORD
Report Card for the Early Years
7. INTERWAR YEARS: SOCIETY AND STUDY
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
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
A Lasting Influence?
A Ticket to Success?
A Rhodes Network?
A Conspiracy?
Transformations and Continuities
Generalizations
Appendix: U.S. Rhodes Scholars, 1904–2006