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February 28, 1985 Issue - 17 Articles-
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The Wind that Blew in Reagan (Review) Murray Kempton
, pp. 3-6 The New Politics of Inequality, by Thomas Byrne Edsall
- The New Politics of Inequality by Thomas Byrne Edsall
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The Backlands Rebellion (Review) Michael Wood
, pp. 7-8 The War of the End of the World, by Mario Vargas Llosa
- The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
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Wishful Thinking (Review) Conor Cruise O'Brien
, pp. 9-11 The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951, by William Roger Louis
- The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951 by William Roger Louis
- Caesar
Ronald Syme
, pp. 12-13 Drama, Legend, History
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The Ultimate Ghetto (Review) Clifford Geertz
, pp. 14-15 The Last Arab Jews, by Abraham Udovitch and Lucette Valensi
- The Last Arab Jews by Abraham Udovitch and Lucette Valensi
- The Twins
Oliver Sacks
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Success Story (Review) Arthur Berger
, pp. 21-22 Copland: 1900 Through 1942, by Aaron Copland and Vivian Perlis
- Copland: 1900 Through 1942 by Aaron Copland and Vivian Perlis
- An Actor Plays a Trumpet
Brad Leithauser
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Chameleon (Review) Michael Scammell
, pp. 26-28 Ilya Ehrenburg, by Anatol Goldberg
- Ilya Ehrenburg by Anatol Goldberg
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Hellfire Politics (Review) Gordon S. Wood
, pp. 29-31 The Lost Soul of American Politics, by John Patrick Diggins
- The Lost Soul of American Politics by John Patrick Diggins
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Good Witches (2 Reviews) Peter Burke
, pp. 32-33 The Night Battles, by Carlo Ginzburg
- The Night Battles by Carlo Ginzburg
- Jasmin's Witch by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
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The Case of the Crooked Bookman (2 Reviews) Christopher Ricks
, pp. 34-35 An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets, by John Carter, Gra...
- An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets by John Carter, Graham Pollard, Nicolas Barker, and John Collins, ...
- A Sequel to an Enquiry by Nicolas Barker and John Collins
- Poem
Edwin Frank
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'Welfare' (7 Reviews) Andrew Hacker
, pp. 37-42 The Future of an Illusion
- The Economic Illusion by Robert Kuttner
- Capitalism and the Welfare State by Neil Gilbert
- Kate Quinton's Days by Susan Sheehan
- Selective Nontreatment of Handicapped Newborns by Robert F. Weir
- What is a Wife Worth? by Michael H. Minton and Jean Libman Block
- Demographic and Socioeconomic Aspects of Aging in the United States by Jacob S. Siegel
- Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy
- Talking to the Analyst
Mortimer Ostow, Philip S. Holzman, and Donald P. Spence, ...
, p. 43 An Exchange
- Letters
Nathan Tarcov, Derek Freeman, Jane Howard, and Stephen Toulmin, ...
, pp. 44-48 - Cover illustration
Odilon Redon