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January 19, 1989 Issue - 19 Articles- What Was Revolutionary About the French Revolution?
Robert Darnton
, pp. 3-10 -
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Best and Worst (Review) John Bayley
, pp. 11-12 Dickens: A Biography, by Fred Kaplan
- Dickens: A Biography by Fred Kaplan
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Distinguished Dissident (Review) E.H. Gombrich
, pp. 13-15 James J. Gibson and the Psychology of Perception, by Edward S. Reed
- James J. Gibson and the Psychology of Perception by Edward S. Reed
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The War of Southern Aggression (3 Reviews) James M. McPherson
, pp. 16-20 John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union, by John Niven
- John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union by John Niven
- Secret and Sacred by Carol Bleser and James Henry Hammond
- Origins of Southern Radicalism by Lacy K. Ford, Jr.
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The Silver Fox (Review) Lord Zuckerman
, pp. 21-24 The Master of the Game, by Strobe Talbott
- The Master of the Game by Strobe Talbott
- My House
Primo Levi
, p. 25 - The Intimidated Press
Anthony Lewis
, pp. 26-28 -
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How Rembrandt Made It (Review) David Freedberg
, pp. 29-30 Rembrandt's Enterprise, by Svetlana Alpers
- Rembrandt's Enterprise by Svetlana Alpers
- The Price China Has Paid
Liu Binyan, Nathan Gardels, and Merle Goldman
, pp. 31-35 An Interview with Liu Binyan
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A Case of the American Jitters (3 Reviews) Thomas R. Edwards
, pp. 36-37 Last Notes from Home, by Frederick Exley
- Last Notes from Home by Frederick Exley
- A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
- Pages from a Cold Island by Frederick Exley
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Rewriting the Iran-Contra Story (5 Reviews) Theodore Draper
, pp. 38-45 Men of Zeal, by William S. Cohen and George J. Mitchell
- Men of Zeal by William S. Cohen and George J. Mitchell
- Guts and Glory by Ben Bradlee, Jr.
- The Iranian Triangle by Samuel Segev
- Perilous Statecraft by Michael A. Ledeen
- Landslide by Jane Mayer and Doyle McManus
- Coriolanus Without Rome
Garry Wills
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Scapegoats (Review) G.R. Elton
, pp. 48-49 The Myth of Ritual Murder, by R. Po-chia Hsia
- The Myth of Ritual Murder by R. Po-chia Hsia
- The Songlines Quartet
Bruce Chatwin
, pp. 50-51 - A Turn in Atlanta
V.S. Naipaul
, pp. 52-57 - Gorbachev in Armenia
Murray Kempton
, p. 58 - The New 'Ulysses'
Philip Gaskell, Peter du Sautoy, Clive Hart, and Roma Wandmutt, ...
, p. 58 Unanswered Questions
- Letters
Natalie Z. Davis, Istvan Deak, and Carl E. Schorske, ...
, pp. 59-64 - Cover Drawing
David Levine