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The Places in Between is the book selected for
First Readings 2008.

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Interview: Rory Stewart: The Post-Imperialist Poster Hero
Chris Lydon, visiting senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown Unviersity and host of ...Open Source, interviews Rory Stewart. (Recorded August 27, 2008)

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Learn more about the topics and themes of The Places in Between through related resources such as books, articles, images, movies, and audio.

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About Rory Stewart

Rory Stewart: The Post-Imperialist Poster Hero, Interview Rory Stewart by Chris Lydon, visiting senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies.

From the Brown Collection

In 1878-1879, another Scotsman made a journey across Afghanistan. The diary and illustrations of William Simpson are an example of remarkable primary source materials in the Brown University Library.

Diary excerpts

Watercolors and sketches

About William Simpson

Research FAQs

What does college-level research look like? What services should I know about? This overview of doing research at Brown is a good place to start.