Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... college was necessary to prevent the brain - drain of Britain's best scientists and scholars ; it was needed to ... Wolfson , founder president of Great Universal Stores . Wolfson was a shrewd and pious Glaswegian , full of jokes and ...
... college was necessary to prevent the brain - drain of Britain's best scientists and scholars ; it was needed to ... Wolfson , founder president of Great Universal Stores . Wolfson was a shrewd and pious Glaswegian , full of jokes and ...
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... Wolfson College : The Early Years ( Oxford , 1979 ) ( Wolfson College Website edition ) ; MI / IV Michael Brock , 1997 . 3 MI / IV IB , 18.5.89 . 4 MI / IV Jean Floud , 1995 . 5 MI / IV IB , 1989 ; see also IB to John Sparrow , 21.11.53 ...
... Wolfson College : The Early Years ( Oxford , 1979 ) ( Wolfson College Website edition ) ; MI / IV Michael Brock , 1997 . 3 MI / IV IB , 18.5.89 . 4 MI / IV Jean Floud , 1995 . 5 MI / IV IB , 1989 ; see also IB to John Sparrow , 21.11.53 ...
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... Wolfson ( Iffley ) College , 259-62 ; and funding of Wolfson College , 264–5 ; accepts presidency of Wolfson College , 266 ; and building of Wolfson College , 267 , 269-70 ; and establishment of Wolfson College , 270-1 ; retires from ...
... Wolfson ( Iffley ) College , 259-62 ; and funding of Wolfson College , 264–5 ; accepts presidency of Wolfson College , 266 ; and building of Wolfson College , 267 , 269-70 ; and establishment of Wolfson College , 270-1 ; retires from ...
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