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Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea, by Sheila Miyoshi Jager
Korea was divided by a struggle for legitimacy that resonates still, writes Marilyn Young
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Household Politics: Conflict in Early Modern England, by Don Herzog
Lucy Wooding reviews an analysis of the culture of early modern England
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Waiting for José: The Minutemen’s Pursuit of America, by Harel Shapira
Lee Maril is riveted by a first-time academic author’s encounters with the men and women who patrol the Arizona-Mexico border
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Ending Terrorism in Italy, by Anna Cento Bull and Philip Cooke
Ilaria Favretto on how the ‘years of lead’ were brought to a close
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Thomas Hardy: The World of His Novels, by J. B. Bullen
Jane Thomas takes the Wessex trail
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Law after Modernity, by Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
Michael King is unconvinced by the case for postmodern justice
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Private providers to get ABB advantage over public peers
BIS applies cap in 2014, but with terms allowing ‘back door’ expansion
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The week in higher education - 29 August 2013
The Russell Group took some flak in the letters page of The Guardian on 23 August. Readers objected that it was “not true” to say that the group’s universities “are the best” and took issue with its...
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They’re all in it together
The coalition wants competition to shake up higher education, but could a cooperative model also be worth exploring?
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Universities must struggle to hit the ABB moving target
This year’s small deflation of A-level results still has a big impact on the sector, says Ucas head
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Strong enrolment brings call to boost sector pay deals
Dip into surplus to improve below-inflation 1% offer, union tells sector
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Obamarank: US academy up in arms over president’s plans
Critics turn on proposal to ‘shame’ sector into cutting costs
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Note to paper’s co-author sparks investigation
Organometallics and University of Western Australia are reviewing article containing instruction to ‘make up’ data
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The real purpose of the First World War centenary celebrations
Commemoration of the 1914-18 war should involve critical reflection rather than arouse an inarticulate glow of national pride