Background
Rich, Paul John was born on December 10, 1938 in Buffalo.
(The British Empire's and the English public schools' pecu...)
The British Empire's and the English public schools' peculiar system of rituals and rewards had more in common than has been realized. In Chains of Empire, Paul Rich related this to controversies about historical causality, morphic resonance, chaos, and the claims to influence of other bastions of the Imperial ethos such as the traditional gentlemen's clubs of St. James's. Rituals of Empires considers this symbolism in detail. With the trilogy English Public Schools and Ritualistic Imperialism, Paul Rich has interjected himself into a lively controversy over the place of the English public schools in British history. Correlli Barnett blamed the English public schools for Britain's decline, while Cyril Connolly showed that the schoolboy syndrome was a part of British social history. Dr. Rich's trilogy concerns more than the importance of the schools to Imperial rule: it points to new directions in historiography. In his first volume - Elixir of Empire: English Public Schools, Ritualism, Freemasonry and Imperialism - he asserted that the schools espoused a ritualistic style that shaped the Empire. In Rituals of Empire, the public school symbolism reflected in the epipherma of the Empire is explored - and Dr. Rich further substantiates his assertion that Freemasonry was involved with both British Imperialism and the public schools.
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(A companion volume, Chains of Empire: English Public Scho...)
A companion volume, Chains of Empire: English Public Schools, Masonic Cabalism Historical Causality, and Imperial Clubdom, is the second in P. J. Rich's trilogy about schooling as a political force. Explored are the ways in which the history of education contributes to political science, and the problems facing historians and educators in linking an individual's education to behaviour. Also discussed are the implications of schools for general biography, the use of prosopographical analysis in determining schools' influence on culture, and the importance of recent educational research for social theory.
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(The Arbian Gulf is one of the most politically important ...)
The Arbian Gulf is one of the most politically important regions of the world, but few people appreciate that for a long time it was a part of the British Indian empire. the author, who spent more than ten years as a government adviser in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, draws on previously close archives to document the actual cultural heritage of the area, which is far more British and Indian than the current Arab rulers would perhaps want to admit. The rulers are actually, he shows, the creation of the British Raj and owe their thrones to a small group of British political agents who created the shaikhdoms and proceeded to rule them from behind the scenes by a skillful use of stagecraft and ritual.
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(Whether called 'Arabian' or 'Persian,' the Gulf is one of...)
Whether called 'Arabian' or 'Persian,' the Gulf is one of the most politically important regions of the world, and its history is necessary in understanding the contemporary Middle East. Paul Rich draws on previously closed archives to document the actual heritage of the area and dispel the myths, showing that the influences of Britain and India are far deeper than commonly acknowledged, and that the sheikhs are actually the creation of the British Raj.
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Education and political consultant
Rich, Paul John was born on December 10, 1938 in Buffalo.
Bachelor with honors, Harvard University, 1959; EDM with honors, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Western Australia, Perth, 1989.
Consultant, Ministry Higher Education, Saudi Arabia, 1979-1981;
faculty, King Saud U., Saudi Arabia, 1979-1981;
adviser, Government Qatar, 1981-1990;
research fellow, U. Western Australia, Perth, 1990-1993;
member county, U. Western Australia, Perth, 1991-1993;
professor, University de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico, since 1993;
research county Canada fellow, 1996-1997. Member Government House Foundation, Royal Society Western Australia. Board directors National.Intelligence Study Center, Digest of Middle East Studies, Academy Council UNSys., Council European Studies, United States Commission Military History.
Governor Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Research associate Federal Reserve Bank Dallas, since 1995. Lecturer in field.
(Whether called 'Arabian' or 'Persian,' the Gulf is one of...)
(The Arbian Gulf is one of the most politically important ...)
(A companion volume, Chains of Empire: English Public Scho...)
(The British Empire's and the English public schools' pecu...)
Member Government House Foundation. Board directors Roosevelt Institute, since 2005. Fellow: Royal Society West Australia, Royal Society Arts, Royal Microscopical Society (history section), Royal Numismatic Society, Royal Society Antiquaries, Royal Anthropological Institute, Royal Asiatic Society (Hong Kong branch), Royal Geography Society, Royal Meteorological Society.
Member: Knights of Pythias, American Library Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, University Club (District of Columbia), Diplomatic Club(Club), American Political Science Association (member awards committee since 2003, chair library committee since 2003, Lane award for Public Service 2002), American History Association (life), Archeological Institute American (life), Association Geographers (life), Colonel Military Historians (life), National Council Geographic Education (life), Institute Advanced Philosophical Research (life), Philosophical Society Washington (life), Policy Studies Organization (president since 2002), California Institute International Studies (vice president 1994—2000), American Culture Association (chairman endowment committee 1999—2003), Popular Culture Association, British Society Middle East Studies, Geography Society India, College Preceptors, University Arts, Washington, Congress of Americas (president since 1995), Tangier American Legation Society, Sutton Ho Society (life), Royal Society Literature, Washington Club, Bostonian Society (life), Pilgrim Society (life), Women's National Democratic Club District of Columbia, Stanford Faculty Club, Explorers Club Lima, Authors Club London, Challoner Club, Scottish Rite Research Society, Grange, Knight of Malta, Knight Templar, Masons, Shriners, Phi Sigma Omega (chancellor since 2004), Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Beta Delta (international president 2003-2004, vice president southeast and Europe, historian), Delta Phi Epsilon.