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| Why was the British Council created and what is the purpose of our work today? Is it just a way of imposing a British view on the rest of the world, or does it have a broader purpose? In these pages four writers take a look at some of the trickier questions that we are sometimes asked. Read their answers here. |
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| British historian Nicholas J Cull asks whether the work of the British Council can be termed 'propaganda' |
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| Egyptian journalist and civil servant Dr Morsi Saad El Din responds to the charge of cultural invasion |
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| British historian Philip Taylor examines the question of cultural imperialism versus cultural relations |
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| Historian Richard Weight considers the wide range both of the British Council's activities and of perceptions of the organisation |
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