International Students 1860–2010

Hilary Perraton worked for most of his career in international education. He is a former deputy chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom and in recent years has been a research associate of the von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and a visiting fellow at the University of London Institute of Education. His previous books include A history of foreign students in Britain and Learning abroad: A history of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

List of tables.- Acknowledgments.- 1 Introduction.- Part one: Narratives.- 2 Origins: Student travel before the First World War.- 3 Rise and fall: Between the wars.- 4 Thirty glorious years: Postwar ideology and development.- 5 Cooperation or competition: Into the market.- Part two: Themes.- 6 Children of the gorgeous east: Indian students and Britain.- 7 Profitable work for Uncle Sam? American two-way traffic.- 8 Warm welcome in the cold war: The competition for students.- 9 Get them young: Children across borders.- 10 The soldiers' tales: International military training.- 11 Follow the money: Who has met the costs and why.- 12 Conclusion.- Index.

"International Students adopts a more wide-ranging approach that has the student at its centre. The result is a very readable study ... . The book has a number of strengths that make it accessible, informative, and critically astute. ... themed chapters definitely add a layer of narrative and analysis that sets this book apart from other studies. ... This is a fine book and Perraton has done a worthy service to collate everything in such an appealing and stimulating fashion." (Giles Scott-Smith, H-Soz-Kult, hsozkult.de, January 26, 2022)

"Perraton's historical account of international student mobility is painstakingly and meticulously researched. It provides for the reader a tightly woven synthesis of sources ... . . It is one that I will return to often and see myself citing regularly, a go-to reference tome for the history of this field. ... this book is to be lauded for contributing a detailed synthesis and historical account of a multifaceted global topic. ... It is a welcome read ... ." (Jenna Mittelmeier, Higher Education, April 19, 2021)