Cultured Travel Guide Books - Cowboys into Gentlemen: Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite (Cultural Studies) |
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.340922
EAN: 9781571811165
ISBN: 1571811168
Label: Berghahn Books
Manufacturer: Berghahn Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 406
Publication Date: 1998-10
Publisher: Berghahn Books
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Summary: Pretty Good
Comment: I was forced to buy this book, because I participated in one of Dr. Schaeper's classes at St. Bonaventure. And because it was required for the class and had moderate relativity to the class, I REFUSED TO READ THE BOOK. This is coming from a poor college student.
However, Just last year, I was going through my books looking for something to read and I picked up "COWBOYS INTO GENTLEMEN RHODES SCHOLARS OXFORD AND THE CREATION OF AN AMERICAN ELITE." I read his book on a personal level, and found it quite entertaining.
This deserves 4 stars
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Summary: Well written and Informational
Comment: This book not only reflects the incredible talent these two have for information but also the knack they posses for teaching
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Summary: This book was well written and precise...
Comment: Kathleen Schaeper teaches at my high school and is a really great teacher. And just as her teaching methods are precise and to the point, so is this book. It has great pictures and is a great book over all if you are interested in the history of the Rhodes Scholar.
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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 worlds 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 policy analysts Robert Reich and George Stephanopoulos; the writers Robert Penn Warren and Naomi Wolf; the entertainer Kris Kristofferson; and the Supreme Court Justices Byron White and David Souter. Based on extensive research in published and unpublished documents and on hundreds of interviews, this book traces the history of the program and the stories of many individuals. In addition it addresses a host of questions such as: how important was the Oxford experience for the individual scholars? To what extent has the program created an old-boy (-girl since 1976) network that propels its member to success? How many Rhodes Scholars have cracked under the strain and failed to live up to expectations? How have the Americans coped with life in Oxford and what have they thought of Britain in general? Beyond the history of the program and the individuals involved, this book also offers a valuable examination of the American-British cultural encounter.
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