. ▁ ▁Works ▁on ▁James ▁Ber tr am ▁James ▁Mc Ne ish ▁wrote ▁about ▁Ber tr am ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Dance ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ac ock s , ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Hitler ▁and ▁Ma o ▁T se - t ung . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁five ▁diverse ▁yet ▁closely ▁connected ▁New ▁Zealand ers , ▁Dance ▁of ▁the ▁Pe ac ock s ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Rh odes ▁sch ol ars ▁who ▁went ▁to ▁Oxford , ▁but ▁couldn ' t ▁come ▁home ▁again : ▁James ▁Mun ro ▁Ber tr am , ▁Dan ▁Dav in , ▁Geoff rey ▁C ox , ▁Ian ▁Mil ner , ▁and ▁John ▁Mul gan . ▁ ▁James ▁Ber tr am ▁Sch olar ship ▁In ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁Ber tr am ▁played ▁in ▁further ing ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁China , ▁Rod ney ▁Jones ▁and ▁S aj ini ▁Jes ud ason ▁established ▁the ▁James ▁Ber tr am ▁Sch olar ships . ▁ ▁Sch olar ship ▁students ▁study ▁at ▁Victoria ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁and ▁then ▁have ▁six ▁months ▁language ▁tu ition ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁a ▁year ’ s ▁study ▁at ▁P ek ing ▁University . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁gradu ate ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁Masters ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁Public ▁Policy ▁from ▁Victoria ▁and ▁P ek ing ▁Univers ities ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁scholar ships ▁were ▁launched ▁at ▁Victoria ▁University ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁were