Title: Seasons of a scholar : some personal reflections of an international business economist /
Authors: Dunning, John H.
Publisher: Edward Elgar,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Dunning, John H.; Economists England Biography.
Abstract: John Dunning walks the reader through the four seasons of his professional and private life. He recounts his boyhood experiences in the Second World War, his years in the Royal Navy, his student years, and his times as teacher and researcher at Southampton, Reading and Rutgers universities.
Contents: PART 1: 1927-1952 SPRING -- 1. 'At first the infant': early childhood -- 2. 'The whining schoolboy': towards adolescence -- 3. 'And then the lover' (I): a naval interlude -- 4. 'And then the lover' (II): to university -- PART II: 1952-1987 SUMMER -- 5. 'Seeking the bubble reputation': the Southampton years -- 6. Towards summer: a personal moment -- 7. From 'soldier' to 'justice': the Reading years -- 8. The Reading years: family and related matters -- 9. Shakespeare's fourth age continued: a peripatetic professor -- PART III: 1987-2007 AUTUMN -- 10. 'And so he plays his part': the Rutgers years -- 11. Spanning spring to autumn: consultancy work -- PART IV: 2008 AUTUMN-WINTER -- 12. Towards the final season and second childhood -- Appendix: Short biography of the author's professional achievements -- Copy of Royal Warrant of Appointment of the author's OBE