Hilary Perraton worked for most of his career in international education. He is a former deputy chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom and in recent years has been a research associate of the von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and a visiting fellow at the University of London Institute of Education. His previous books include A history of foreign students in Britain and Learning abroad: A history of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

• List of tables.- Acknowledgments.- 1 Introduction.- Part one: Narratives.- 2 Origins: Student travel before the First World War.- 3 Rise and fall: Between the wars.- 4 Thirty glorious years: Postwar ideology and development.- 5 Cooperation or competition: Into the market.- Part two: Themes.- 6 Children of the gorgeous east: Indian students and Britain.- 7 Profitable work for Uncle Sam? American two-way traffic.- 8 Warm welcome in the cold war: The competition for students.- 9 Get them young: Children across borders.- 10 The soldiers' tales: International military training.- 11 Follow the money: Who has met the costs and why.- 12 Conclusion.- Index.

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Hilary Perraton worked for most of his career in international education. He is a former deputy chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom and in recent years has been a research associate of the von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and a visiting fellow at the University of London Institute of Education. His previous books include A history of foreign students in Britain and Learning abroad: A history of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

• List of tables.- Acknowledgments.- 1 Introduction.- Part one: Narratives.- 2 Origins: Student travel before the First World War.- 3 Rise and fall: Between the wars.- 4 Thirty glorious years: Postwar ideology and development.- 5 Cooperation or competition: Into the market.- Part two: Themes.- 6 Children of the gorgeous east: Indian students and Britain.- 7 Profitable work for Uncle Sam? American two-way traffic.- 8 Warm welcome in the cold war: The competition for students.- 9 Get them young: Children across borders.- 10 The soldiers' tales: International military training.- 11 Follow the money: Who has met the costs and why.- 12 Conclusion.- Index.

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Hilary Perraton worked for most of his career in international education. He is a former deputy chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom and in recent years has been a research associate of the von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and a visiting fellow at the University of London Institute of Education. His previous books include A history of foreign students in Britain and Learning abroad: A history of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

• List of tables.- Acknowledgments.- 1 Introduction.- Part one: Narratives.- 2 Origins: Student travel before the First World War.- 3 Rise and fall: Between the wars.- 4 Thirty glorious years: Postwar ideology and development.- 5 Cooperation or competition: Into the market.- Part two: Themes.- 6 Children of the gorgeous east: Indian students and Britain.- 7 Profitable work for Uncle Sam? American two-way traffic.- 8 Warm welcome in the cold war: The competition for students.- 9 Get them young: Children across borders.- 10 The soldiers' tales: International military training.- 11 Follow the money: Who has met the costs and why.- 12 Conclusion.- Index.

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