Isabel Hilton

Articles by Isabel Hilton

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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?

Raising My Voice

  • 13 August 2009

A legacy of repression

  • 09 July 2009
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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

  • 28 May 2009
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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

  • 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

Chinese whispers in the Big Apple

  • 19 February 2009

Isabel Hilton: The book that changed my life

  • 19 February 2009

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

A cold wind in Beijing

  • 05 February 2009

Observations on recession

A planet-saving climate fest

  • 18 December 2008

Chinese whisperer

  • 16 October 2008

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

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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