Comments for The British Scholar Society http://britishscholar.org Documenting the Interactions of Britain and the World Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Women and Empire – Aphra Behn by Jessica Sutton http://britishscholar.org/publications/2012/01/28/women-and-empire-aphra-behn/#comment-649 Jessica Sutton Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:57 +0000 http://britishscholar.org/?p=1869#comment-649 I enjoyed your article very much! I am always interested in reading about powerful women who aren't afraid to speak their minds. Indeed it is because of women like this that I am able to speak mine. Thank you for bringing her back to life for us. I enjoyed your article very much! I am always interested in reading about powerful women who aren’t afraid to speak their minds. Indeed it is because of women like this that I am able to speak mine. Thank you for bringing her back to life for us.

]]> Comment on Women and Empire – Aphra Behn by jason sims http://britishscholar.org/publications/2012/01/28/women-and-empire-aphra-behn/#comment-647 jason sims Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:23:02 +0000 http://britishscholar.org/?p=1869#comment-647 This is a life that deserves to be recognized and celebrated. Having Studied the lives and works of women in America, I was truly fascinated with this article and the life of Aphra Behn. Thank you very much for this glimpse into her world. This is a life that deserves to be recognized and celebrated. Having Studied the lives and works of women in America, I was truly fascinated with this article and the life of Aphra Behn. Thank you very much for this glimpse into her world.

]]> Comment on Women and Empire – Aphra Behn by Brad Sutton http://britishscholar.org/publications/2012/01/28/women-and-empire-aphra-behn/#comment-646 Brad Sutton Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:50:58 +0000 http://britishscholar.org/?p=1869#comment-646 A very interesting woman indeed and a POV that main-stream history often over looks A very interesting woman indeed and a POV that main-stream history often over looks

]]> Comment on Women and Empire – Aphra Behn by A Bilodeau http://britishscholar.org/publications/2012/01/28/women-and-empire-aphra-behn/#comment-645 A Bilodeau Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:59 +0000 http://britishscholar.org/?p=1869#comment-645 Very interesting. You are very talented!! Very interesting. You are very talented!!

]]> Comment on Publications and the Historian by Sue Bruley http://britishscholar.org/publications/2012/01/23/publications-and-the-historian/#comment-644 Sue Bruley Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:19:28 +0000 http://britishscholar.org/?p=1815#comment-644 Hi Jodi, Nice to read your thoughts. You do yourself down. I don't know about procrastination - your output has been amazing. But, yes, as a prof historian you soon get the feeling that you are only as good as your last publication. The pressure to publish is relentless. At the same time, we spend a great deal of our time not writing and researching due to our very heavy teaching and admin roles. As a result excellent historians like Dominic Sandbrook and David Kynaston refuse to take up academic positions which is a real pity I think. On the other hand we are continually grounded and stimulated by close contact with our colleagues who are very supportive and interaction with students. I could go on, but need to wind up as other things call, but we could mull over this further some time with a cup of tea ...meanwhile thank you for the lovely banana cake and enjoy the eggs! Sue Hi Jodi,

Nice to read your thoughts. You do yourself down. I don’t know about procrastination – your output has been amazing. But, yes, as a prof historian you soon get the feeling that you are only as good as your last publication. The pressure to publish is relentless. At the same time, we spend a great deal of our time not writing and researching due to our very heavy teaching and admin roles. As a result excellent historians like Dominic Sandbrook and David Kynaston refuse to take up academic positions which is a real pity I think. On the other hand we are continually grounded and stimulated by close contact with our colleagues who are very supportive and interaction with students.
I could go on, but need to wind up as other things call, but we could mull over this further some time with a cup of tea …meanwhile thank you for the lovely banana cake and enjoy the eggs!

Sue

]]> Comment on The United Arab Emirates – A Product of British Imperialism? by Jim Krane http://britishscholar.org/publications/2012/01/16/the-united-arab-emirates-a-product-of-british-imperialism/#comment-628 Jim Krane Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:37:10 +0000 http://britishscholar.org/?p=1756#comment-628 Hi Helene -- Great piece! I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation at Exeter last summer as well. I only wish I'd met you *before* I wrote my own book on Dubai! You'd have been an excellent source. I look forward to further columns. All best Jim Hi Helene –

Great piece! I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation at Exeter last summer as well. I only wish I’d met you *before* I wrote my own book on Dubai! You’d have been an excellent source. I look forward to further columns.

All best

Jim

]]> Comment on The United Arab Emirates – A Product of British Imperialism? by Rachel Curtis http://britishscholar.org/publications/2012/01/16/the-united-arab-emirates-a-product-of-british-imperialism/#comment-626 Rachel Curtis Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:40 +0000 http://britishscholar.org/?p=1756#comment-626 'Decolonisation' is a very inaccurate word to use in this article. None of the Gulf countries were colonies. In the UAE, the small number of Government officials were the Political Agents and their staff, similar to Embassies nowadays, and the British officers of the Trucial Oman Scouts. There were many more locally recruited soldiers than there were British officers. In the rest of the community, there were a few British expatriate bankers, traders and oilmen at that time. There are many more British expatriate workers in the UAE nowadays, but no-one would now call the UAE a British colony. 'The British decision to allow independence' is also not an accurate statement. The decision was to withdraw our military personnel from the area and close the bases, where they existed. It was a cost-cutting exercise, from a previous era. Obviously, this is a good article for discussion, but I feel that some of the words you use are inappropriate. ‘Decolonisation’ is a very inaccurate word to use in this article. None of the Gulf countries were colonies. In the UAE, the small number of Government officials were the Political Agents and their staff, similar to Embassies nowadays, and the British officers of the Trucial Oman Scouts. There were many more locally recruited soldiers than there were British officers. In the rest of the community, there were a few British expatriate bankers, traders and oilmen at that time. There are many more British expatriate workers in the UAE nowadays, but no-one would now call the UAE a British colony.
‘The British decision to allow independence’ is also not an accurate statement. The decision was to withdraw our military personnel from the area and close the bases, where they existed. It was a cost-cutting exercise, from a previous era.
Obviously, this is a good article for discussion, but I feel that some of the words you use are inappropriate.

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