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Has the West Had It?

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Alumni Weekend
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In his keynote lecture at Alumni Weekend 2012, Lord Patten of Barnes attempts to shed light and his particular perspective on whether "the West has had it".
He draws on his experience as an Oxonian Alumnus, politician, diplomat, policy maker and current Chair of the BBC Trust to investigate this provocative question.

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Episode Information

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Alumni Weekend
People
Chris Patten
Keywords
politics
bbc
alumni
china
1st world
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 20/09/2012
Duration: 00:52:31

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