1954 – Divided
1954 – Divided Two striking, unanticipated yet connected events in 1954 threw a dramatic light on delusions of empires, peoples’ never-ending search for independence, [...]
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Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem A few weeks ago I read Patricia McKillip’s trilogy, The Riddle-Master. [i] Published 40 years ago, it had slipped past me: only now [...]
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1953 – Transition
1953 – Transition Can the events of one person’s life capture the history of an era? Yes, of course they can, especially if that [...]
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1952 – Through a Glass Darkly
1952 – Through a Glass Darkly They used to be called ‘pea-soupers’, those thick fogs that would regularly descend on London. I can’t recall [...]
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When China Rules the World
When China Rules the World I first went to China in 1983. On a holiday in Hong Kong with my wife and another couple, [...]