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Acknowledgments
As a mid-career student, I could not have hoped to complete a thesis like this without the assistance of scholars and counsellors more experienced than myself. I was fortunate to encounter many in the course of these endeavors.
Dr. Graham McCann and Dr. Bernard Stonehouse offered encouragement early on, when I needed it most. In the SPRI library, William Mills and staff were amiable hosts and valuable resources. I am grateful for the assistance I received from my supervisor, Dr. Piers Vitebsky. MPhil course director Peter Speak was a steadfast source of assistance. Dr. Beau Riffenburgh offered not just advice and information, but helped me define the standards to which this thesis aspires. Dr. Michael Bravo read an early draft and made many helpful suggestions.
My fellow M.Phil candidates provided support ranging from specific assistance to a remarkable camaraderie that sustained me through grey months of uncertainty. I found our sense of community and collegiality inspirational. More than anything else, knowing them made my Cambridge experience worthwhile.
I am especially grateful to Prof. Graham Chapman of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, for devoting many hours and much effort to helping a student not even enrolled at his institution. His assistance and advice were invaluable.
Two Russian colleagues, Ilya Baranikas and Arkady Kudrya, answered endless questions and opened their files to provide essential background without which this thesis could not have been written, and I am grateful to them.
Barbara Hodgin, in this endeavor as in all others, was my best counsellor and truest companion.
-- Howard C Weaver
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