Are business people from the private sector agents for change? If they were, then the Communist Party in China could be in trouble. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...
When I left school at the age of 16 with no educational qualifications to speak of - two CSE grade 1s, not even O levels - I began work for a public-sector employer who sent me to a further education...
Oxford historian Ruth Harris' career makes her ideally suited to revisit the scandal that tore French society apart in the 1890s, writes Matthew Reisz
Early policemen have long been seen as bumblers. But they were undervalued, finds Stephen Wade
Joad Raymond's exploration of early modern angelology is a fascinating, ambitious and wide-ranging work. Those expecting a straightforward and circumscribed discussion of God's messengers and their...
One of the great myths of the Second World War is that of Britain standing alone, for, throughout the war, Britain was never without the support of the Commonwealth and the Empire, and the importance...
Stanley Ulijaszek finds much food for thought in a discussion of a meaty issue for developing nations
In this beautifully produced and generously illustrated book, art historians Mary Hollingsworth and Carol Richardson offer case studies on the activities of cardinals as patrons of art and...
My first visit to South Africa was just before Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Overseas journalists were, in effect, banned and the only way to enter the country was as a tourist, so I arrived...
Joanna Lewis praises revealing observations on imperial history
Teresa Stoppani closes her eyes and takes a multimedia tour of the Queen of the Adriatic
* review forthcomingENGINEERINGDesign of Experiments: An Introduction Based on Linear ModelsBy Max Morris, professor in the department of statistics and department of industrial and manufacturing...
Boredom and lack of interest are conveyed by the faces and body posture of students in the photograph accompanying your article on business schools ("Voices of experience", 15 July). The article...
Kate Pickett is right to question the snobbish attitude that some academics seem to hold towards commitment, persuasive rhetoric and "ideology critique" as legitimate devices in the "battle of ideas...
The debate about funding research-intensive universities ignores commonplace 21st-century working practices ("Truth in numbers: study pinpoints 'critical mass' for research success", 8 July). My...