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DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE FOR A WORLD COMMUNITY AT UNESCO (2011)
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@MISC{Selcer11developingknowledge,
author = {Perrin Selcer and Perrin Selcer and Perrin Selcer Iii},
title = {DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE FOR A WORLD COMMUNITY AT UNESCO},
year = {2011}
}
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Abstract
Like most dissertations, perhaps, this one was a lonely endeavor that would not have been possible without the support of many people. I am especially grateful to my advisory committee, who maintained their enthusiasm and interest in this project despite the fact that my foreign research and my partner’s flourishing career assured that virtually all interactions were electronically mediated. At a very early stage, Lynn Lees was particularly crucial in encouraging me to expand the topic from a rather narrow focus on Unesco’s Race Program and in exposing me to the rich historiography on imperialism. The chapters exploring international social sciences are deeply indebted to questions raised in a seminar and conversations with Sarah Igo, as well as the insights of her own scholarship. She also was invaluable in helping me see how the whole story fit into the history of U.S. global power. Susan Lindee provided a model for what a dissertation supervisor, at her best, can be. She pushed me to think big and to refine my questions;
