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Lawrence James

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Author and historian

Lawrence James studied at the University of York and Merton College, Oxford. After a career as a teacher he began writing full-time in 1985, publishing Rearguard, the Last Wars of Empire in 1988. He is well known for Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India 1997, but has written many other works, including The Rise and Fall of the British Empire (1994) and The Middle Class (2006). He has also written for the Daily Mail, the Times and the Literary Review.

Previous IQ² events featuring Lawrence James

Iran debate

"What to do about Iran?", featuring Daniel Levy, Fawaz Gerges, and Roxane Farmanfarmaian, RGS, 7th June

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Thomas Friedman

One of America's most influential columnists on the decline of America, at the Royal Institution, 13th June 2012

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Eagleman talk

American neuroscientist David Eagleman on the science of hatred and dehumanisation, RIBA, 24th May 2012

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