Old saloon opens to imbibers of learning
MELBOURNE Melbourne's Curzon Hotel lost its liquor licence in 1907 because of "unruly behaviour on the premises". While unruly behaviour can never be ruled out when ideas clash, it is unlikely ever...
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British aid managers urge extension of Russian fund
MOSCOW Managers of a Pounds 4 million British government scheme to help universities design and implement new courses to speed democratic, economic and social reform in the former Soviet Union are...
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American takeover leads to punch-up
BARCELONA. Friction between the owners of a Spanish private university over its sale to a United States-based international education provider has degenerated into violence on campus and ensuing...
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Student's guide to praying all over the world
Atlas of the World's Religions
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Tiger's eyes
(Photograph) - Mahathir Mohamad, prime minister of Malaysia, one of the fast-growing so-called "tiger" economies of South-east Asia, this week launched the Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre at...
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Occidental overstretch reversed by microchips
Twentieth Century
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All Confucian phooey?
Asia continues its quest to find its own soul. For centuries, Asia has been at the receiving end of aggressive Western expansion which reached its height during the high period of colonial expansion...
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The position of missionaries
Missionaries, Rebellion and Proto-Nationalism
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Watching the sun go down
The Oxford History of the British Empire; Volume Three - The Oxford History of the British Empire; Volume Four - The Oxford History of the British Empire; Volume Five
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A question of give and take for ancient Greeks
Ancient Greeks West and East
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Eye witness
The defeat of Pauline Hanson, who once described herself "the Mother of Australia" in elections last Saturday was greeted with relief by anti-racists. But Robert Manne, associate professor of...
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Why did a chicken cross the globe?
On the Edge
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Prophets of doom rise for an encore
Late Antiquity
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Sit, then do the ironing
Robot toys are a Christmas favourite. They are also the testing ground for sophisticated tools that will change our lives, writes Tim Cornwell. In 1997, researchers at the Massachusetts company...
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The ins and outs of our ancestors
Out of Africa or Out of Asia? A bitter row is raging about the origin of our species. Ayala Ochert reports Of the many lessons that could be learned from the O. J. Simpson trial, there is one we can...