History of St Antony’s College, Oxford, 1950–2000

C.S. NICHOLLS was awarded her doctorate by St Antony's College. She was co-editor, then editor of the Dictionary of National Biography 1977-95, producing five volumes, including Missing Persons. She was also editor of the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia of Biography (1996). Her books include The Swahili Coast (1971), Cataract (1985), Power: A Political History of the 20th Century (1990), and David Livingstone (1998).

• Acknowledgements List of Plates Preface The Founding of St Antony's College The First Decade The College Buildings The Russian and East European Centre European Studies and International Relations Asian Studies The Latin America Centre The Middle East Centre African Studies and Race Relations Financing the College The Governing Body, Fellows, and Senior Members The Bursary, Dining Hall, Buttery, and Social Life The Junior Members The Library, College Publications, and Public Relations Conclusion Appendix 1: The Life of Antonin Besse Appendix 2: An East European Student's Impressions of St Antony's Index

'An accurate, readable and amusing account of a lively institution.' - Marrack Goulding, Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford