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December 6, 1990 Issue - 17 Articles-
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Witness (2 Reviews) Gordon A. Craig
, pp. 3-7 Before the Storm, by Marion Grafin Donhoff
- Before the Storm by Marion Grafin Donhoff
- Foe Into Friend by Marion Grafin Donhoff
- The Gulf Crisis
George W. Ball
, pp. 8-17 - The Power of Ancient Mexican Art
Octavio Paz
, pp. 18-21 -
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In Violent Times (3 Reviews) John Banville
, pp. 22-25 Amongst Women, by John McGahern
- Amongst Women by John McGahern
- Lies of Silence by Brian Moore
- The Innocent by Ian McEwan
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The Uses of Fakery (Review) H.R. Trevor-Roper
, pp. 26-28 Forgers and Critics, by Anthony Grafton
- Forgers and Critics by Anthony Grafton
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The Death of 'Society' (Review) Noel Annan
, pp. 29-33 The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy, by David Cannadine
- The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by David Cannadine
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The Storm Over the University (3 Reviews) John Searle
, pp. 34-42 Tenured Radicals, by Roger Kimball
- Tenured Radicals by Roger Kimball
- The Politics of Liberal Education by Darryl L. Gless and Barbara Herrnstein Smith
- The Voice of Liberal Learning by Michael Oakeshott and Timothy Fuller
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The Tragi-Comedy of S.T. Coleridge (Review) Robert Bernard Martin
, pp. 43-45 Coleridge: Early Visions, 1772-1804, by Richard Holmes
- Coleridge: Early Visions, 1772-1804 by Richard Holmes
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Escaped Slaves of the Forest (Review) E.J. Hobsbawm
, pp. 46-47 Alabi's World, by Richard Price
- Alabi's World by Richard Price
- The Day Budapest Shut Down
George Fletcher
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Life Styles of the Rich and Famous (2 Reviews) Hugh Lloyd-Jones
, pp. 49-52 Caligula: The Corruption of Power, by Anthony A. Barrett
- Caligula: The Corruption of Power by Anthony A. Barrett
- Claudius by Barbara Levick
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Jews, Indians, and Imperialists (2 Reviews) Anita Desai
, pp. 53-56 India's Bene Israel, by Shirley Berry Isenberg
- India's Bene Israel by Shirley Berry Isenberg
- Jews in British India by Joan G. Roland
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Did Jefferson Blunder? (Review) Eric L. McKitrick
, pp. 57-59 Empire of Liberty, by Robert W. Tucker and David C. Hendrickson
- Empire of Liberty by Robert W. Tucker and David C. Hendrickson
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Brave New Worlds (2 Reviews) Aileen Kelly
, pp. 60-66 Revolutionary Dreams, by Richard Stites
- Revolutionary Dreams by Richard Stites
- Revolution and Culture by Zenovia A. Sochor
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Was Cratylus Kidding? (Review) Robert M. Adams
, p. 67 The Names of Comedy, by Anne Barton
- The Names of Comedy by Anne Barton
- Letters
Oliver Sacks, Albert Boime, Richard Dorment, and R.C. Lewontin, ...
, pp. 68-72 - Cover Drawing
David Levine