Word: asian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...gave up expecting anything from the Americans long ago, having had previous occasions to note the tenacious hatred with which they regard me, due to my refusal to be one of their Asian "puppets...
...disquieting even your most trusted allies. Wherever you go, you spread war, revolution and misery. What do you reproach me with exactly? Not to have abased myself before the dollar? To have succeeded, where so many others in this troubled region have failed? With providing my enslaved Asian brethren with a "bad example" by my pride, patriotism and independence? With placing the interests of Washington after those of my country...
...Rudolph to accept associate professorships at the University of Chicago next year will leave Harvard with no courses on the history or government of modern India. Earlier this year Rudolph explained that one reason he and his wife are leaving is that, whereas Chicago has the best South Asian program in the country, "Harvard has pretty much thrown in the towel in this field." And it certainly looks that...
...should not be necessary for Harvard to establish a center to treat every area of study. Since Chicago already has a fine South Asian program, it would be better, perhaps, for Harvard to concentrate on Latin America. If a student wants to specialize in South Asian studies, let him go to Chicago--and learn his Hindi there if necessary. Nevertheless, Harvard should offer some introduction to one of the most important areas of the modern world...
Dean Ford stated recently that he would prefer not to see Indian studies become a separate program. He suggested that the Committee on East Asian Studies take responsibility for India, as well as China and Japan. This would be an easy and logical solution. The Committee should actively seek at least one specialist on modern Indian affairs...