Isabel Hilton
Articles by Isabel Hilton
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Human Rights
This restless land
- 15 October 2009
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?
Politics
A legacy of repression
- 09 July 2009
- 2 comments
The clashes in Xinjiang are yet another reminder of the fragility of the Chinese state. How much longer can the superpower hold together?
Asia
Desperately seeking democracy
- 28 May 2009
- 1 comment
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
North America
American idol
- 02 April 2009
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
Books
Isabel Hilton: The book that changed my life
- 19 February 2009
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Books
Chinese whisperer
- 16 October 2008
Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China Simon Winchester Viking, 336pp, £20
