|
Roy Hofheinz Jr.
Roy Mark Hofheinz Jr. (born 1935) is an Americans, American academic, sinologist who was Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is best-known for his work on the Chinese Communist Revolution. Personal life Hofheinz was born in Houston, Houston, Texas. He is the son of Texas politician and developer Roy Hofheinz. He earned a Bachelor of Arts, BA at Rice University, and was a Rhodes Scholar. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD at Harvard in 1967.Hartocollis, Anemona "Divining China's Future,"''Harvard Crimson'' (US). October 1, 1976, retrieved 2011-05-09 Academic career In 1975–1979, Hofheinz served as director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research. Selected works In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Roy Hofheinz Jr, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 10+ works in 30 publications in 4 languages and 1,000+ library holdings . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world's most prestigious international scholarship programs. Its founder, Cecil John Rhodes, wanted to promote unity among English-speaking nations and instill a sense of civic-minded leadership and moral fortitude in future leaders, irrespective of their chosen career paths. Initially restricted to male applicants from countries that are today within the Commonwealth, Germany and the United States, the scholarship is now open to applicants from all backgrounds and genders around the world. Since its creation, controversy has surrounded its initial exclusion of women, its historical failure to select black Africans, and Cecil Rhodes's own standing as a British imperialist. Rhodes Scholars have achieved distinction as politicians, academics, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |