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TL;DR: The international student movement provides a substantial number of students with political and organizational experience, which is especially valuable in many of the developing nations as discussed by the authors, and it gives an opportunity for exchanges of attitudes and ideas among students from many nations.
Abstract: Politics has traditionally been a major concern of students. They manifest their concern in student political parties, movements, and organizations on local and national levels. Student political activity arouses national interest when street-cars are overturned, the educational system disrupted, or occasionally, when direct revolutionary action is taken. Governments in Turkey and Korea have been overthrown by students in recent years and Japan, Burma, Columbia, and other nations have been shaken by student demonstrations. Less dramatic, yet of importance, are the various international student and youth organizations which encompass practically all of the large national student movements. Furthermore, these international organizations reflect the concerns of national groups and at times provide them with ideological and political impetus. An analysis of the international student movement can provide some crucial information about student politics. The international student movement provides a substantial number of students with political and organizational experience, which is especially valuable in many of the developing nations. It gives an opportunity for exchanges of attitudes and ideas among students from many nations. The movement is also a battlefield in the Cold War. Both Russia and the United States, and more recently the Chinese and French, contend for the ideological and political loyalties of the world's students. They recognize the influence of this group in the political life of many nations. The ideological struggle of the Cold War is fought in microcosm in the international student movement. Occasion-

17 citations


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TL;DR: In the developing areas as well, students have played an important and sometimes crucial political role as mentioned in this paper, and Asian students have a particularly long and active history of political involvement in many Asian nations.
Abstract: While student movements have only recently become internationally prominent, they have been active political and social forces in many nations for a fairly long period of time. The European nationalist movements of the 19th century had strong student support, and European revolutionary movements, including the German revolutions of 1848 and the Russian revolutionary movements, saw students in instrumental roles. In the developing areas as well students have played an important and sometimes crucial political role. Asian students have a particularly long and active history of political involvement. India, China, Burma, Indonesia, Pakistan, and other nations have all seen nationalist upsurges in the 19th and 20th centuries in which university students and Western-oriented intellectuals have been active. Many Asian nations, after achieving independence, have seen student and youth movements in opposition or as politically volatile elements in their societies. In a few nations, such as Turkey, South Korea, South Vietnam, and indirectly Indonesia, Pakistan, and Japan, students have caused governments to fall or political crises to take place.

16 citations




Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In the developing areas as well, students have played an important and sometimes crucial political role as discussed by the authors, and Asian students have a particularly long and active history of political involvement in many Asian nations.
Abstract: While student movements have only recently become internationally prominent, they have been active political and social forces in many nations for a fairly long period of time. The European nationalist movements of the 19th century had strong student support, and European revolutionary movements, including the German revolutions of 1848 and the Russian revolutionary movements, saw students in instrumental roles. In the developing areas as well students have played an important and sometimes crucial political role. Asian students have a particularly long and active history of political involvement. India, China, Burma, Indonesia, Pakistan, and other nations have all seen nationalist upsurges in the 19th and 20th centuries in which university students and Western-oriented intellectuals have been active. Many Asian nations, after achieving independence, have seen student and youth movements in opposition or as politically volatile elements in their societies. In a few nations, such as Turkey, South Korea, South Vietnam, and indirectly Indonesia, Pakistan, and Japan, students have caused governments to fall or political crises to take place.

10 citations


Book
01 Jan 1970
TL;DR: The scientific books will also be the best reason to choose, especially for the students, teachers, doctors, businessman, and other professions who are fond of reading.
Abstract: In what case do you like reading so much? What about the type of the higher education in developing countries a select bibliography book? The needs to read? Well, everybody has their own reason why should read some books. Mostly, it will relate to their necessity to get knowledge from the book and want to read just to get entertainment. Novels, story book, and other entertaining books become so popular this day. Besides, the scientific books will also be the best reason to choose, especially for the students, teachers, doctors, businessman, and other professions who are fond of reading.

8 citations



Book
01 Jan 1970

5 citations