Single party mentality
Few governments, if any, in Asia encourage any form of opposition. At best it is seen as a necessary evil by established governments, including many of those in western countries. At worst in several...
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Laying their dead to rest
As forensics provides clues about the victims of genocide, Thomas Laqueur considers the motives of those involved and asks whether dissecting a body is compatible with the relatives' need to mourn My...
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Humans: interesting but deadly
Becoming Human
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Development cloaked in emperor's new clothes
The new jargon of international aid agencies loses sight of the goal - to fight poverty, says Helen Hintjens. All the evidence suggests growing absolute and relative poverty in the "developing world...
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Howard plans Pounds 400m grant cuts
The conservative government of prime minister John Howard plans to reduce its grants to Australian higher education just as graduates repay increasing amounts under the national Higher Education...
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Incendiary device
Nationalism
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Assault on turbulence
Scientists at the Isaac Newton Institute are spending six months trying to solve what Einstein dubbed the ultimate scientific problem - turbulence. Julian Hunt reports. If you like to puzzle about...
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Christ is risen, and still rising
A World History of Christianity
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Higher channels
John Davies selects radio and television programmes of use to THES readers. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week Horizon: Chimps on Death Row Thursday 9.25 BBC2. Horizon continues the...
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Power dressing
Commodity and Exchange in the Mongol Empire
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Into the darkness
Slavery was established in parts of the world aeons before the US was even a twinkle in Washington's eye and it was rarely restricted to one race or group. So how, asks David Brion Davis, did chattel...
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Appointments
University of Buckingham Robert Taylor, pro-director at the School of Oriental and African Studies, will succeed Richard Luce in January 1997 as vice chancellor. University of Kent at Canterbury...
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Educating in a digital future
Western universities must develop 'edutainment' on the Internet or be left behind, says Sa'ad Medhat. The Internet is redefining how we live, how we do business and how we spend our leisure time, but...
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Outlook: clear
Having proclaimed liberal democracy triumphant and history over, Francis Fukuyama now finds that family breakdown is down to the pill and women going out to work. Harriet Swain talks to a...
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A silken detour through Paris
Serinde, Terre De Bouddha