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Ralph Buultjens is a professor at New York University, and the former Nehru Professor/Professorial Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the Toynbee Prize for Social Sciences in 1984.
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DEC 11, 1998 • Article
Nizer Lectures (1994–1998): The Destiny of Freedom: Political Legacies of the Twentieth Century
Speaking in 1998, Dr. Buultjens identifies a recurring cycle of conflict followed by political and economic disintegration that distinguishes the 20th century. He asks: "Do we ...