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This restless land

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:38:24 GMT

Last year, after a decade of violence, Maoist rebels drove through the abolition of Nepal�s monarchy, but all too quickly they themselves fell from power. What chance now for peace and democracy?

Raising My Voice

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:24:42 GMT

A legacy of repression

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:29:42 GMT

The clashes in Xinjiang are yet another reminder of the fragility of the Chinese state. How much longer can the superpower hold together?

Desperately seeking democracy

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:10:28 GMT

For almost a century, the Chinese people have called for freedom. Personal liberty has grown since Tiananmen Square � but politically, China is as stifled as ever

American idol

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:47:35 GMT

The roots of Obama's popularity are not hard to find. After eight years of dangerous American nationalism, the sharp rupture with the Bush years is cause for celebration

Chinese whispers in the Big Apple

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:02:11 GMT

Isabel Hilton: The book that changed my life

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:02:11 GMT

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

A cold wind in Beijing

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:09:52 GMT

Observations on recession

A planet-saving climate fest

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:44:59 GMT

Chinese whisperer

Isabel Hilton — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:37:35 GMT

Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China Simon Winchester Viking, 336pp, �20