Twas a Famous Victory!, by Irving Howe, DISSENT

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Twas a Famous Victory!

by Irving Howe

Dissent, Winter 1984, pp. 7-12

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    1. At First Glance by Michael Walzer, pp. 3-6
    2. Twas a Famous Victory! by Irving Howe, pp. 7-12
    3. A Coalition is Forming by Joseph Clark, p. 13
    4. Dilemmas of the Afrikaans Writer by Andre Brink, pp. 14-16
    5. The Lie of "Crisis Relocation" by Louis Rene Beres, pp. 17-20
    6. A Faded Dream by Richard Appelbaum, Peter Dreier, and Michael Harrington, ..., pp. 21-23
    7. Architectural Politics by Nicolaus Mills, pp. 24-26
    8. Storm Warnings for Mitterand by Lewis Coser, p. 27
    9. --- by Luther Carpenter, pp. 28-29
    10. Jobs by Bob Kuttner, pp. 30-41
    11. Voices from Poland by Stanislaw Baranczak, pp. 42-48
    12. 2. From a Warsaw Diary by Kazimierz Brandys, pp. 49-53
    13. Democracy in the Workplace by Robert A. Dahl, pp. 54-60
    14. "Getting Tough" in the Schools by Deborah Meier, pp. 61-70
    15. George Orwell and the Neoconservatives by Gordon Beadle, pp. 71-76
    16. Israel by Shlomo Swirski, pp. 77-90
    17. 2. The Lebanese War - Looking Back by Dan Horowitz, pp. 91-96
    18. Andropov and the Dissidents by Roy Medvedev, pp. 97-102
    19. French Intellectuals between the Wars by Joseph Frank, pp. 103-108
    20. Popular Culture in Latin America by Mark J. Osiel, pp. 109-115
    21. Spanish Socialists in Power by Benjamin Martin, pp. 116-120
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      The Troubles of Daniel by Irving Howe, pp. 121-123 - 1 Review
      1. Daniel (1983 Film) by Sidney Lumet
    23. On the Skills of Our Work Force by H. Brand, pp. 124-126
    24. Self-Election and the Elite by Samuel Hux, pp. 127-129
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      The Leader as a Man by Leon Fink, pp. 130-133 - 1 Review
      1. Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist by Nick Salvatore
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      The Fine Art of "Draperizing" by Dennis Wrong, pp. 134-135 - 1 Review
      1. Present History by Theodore Draper
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      And Now the Good News by Murray Hausknecht, pp. 136-138 - 1 Review
      1. America's Quest for the Ideal Self by Peter Clecak
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      Vietnam Revisited by James B. Rule, p. 139 - 1 Review
      1. Tim Page's Nam by Tim Page and John Pimlott
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      1. Midnight in the Century by Victor Serge
    30. Letters, pp. 142-146
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    1. At First Glance by Murray Hausknecht, pp. 131-135
    2. Our Unions under Attack by Victor Gotbaum, p. 136
    3. High Unemployment by Robert Lekachman, pp. 137-139
    4. Winter Thoughts on the Freeze by Peter Steinfels, pp. 140-141
    5. The Bishops Confront Capitalism by John C. Cort, pp. 142-144
    6. Boston Elects an "Urban Populist" Mayor by Jack Beatty, pp. 145-146
    7. Pershings Over Europe? No by Bogdan Denitch, pp. 147-148
    8. Pershings Over Europe? Yes by Dennis Wrong, pp. 149-151
    9. Dissent as a Personal Experience by Andrei Sinyavsky, pp. 152-161
    10. The Persistence of Poverty by Barbara Ehrenreich and Frances Fox Piven, pp. 162-170
    11. 2. The New Gradgrinds by Michael Harrington, pp. 171-181
    12. Neoliberalism's Hesitation Dance by Jim Sleeper, pp. 182-187
    13. Jumping the Berlin Wall by Peter Schneider, pp. 188-191
    14. Israel by Jonathan Frankel, pp. 192-202
    15. Latin America by Juan E. Corradi, pp. 203-206
    16. 2. Is Chile Headed for a Showdown? by Mark J. Osiel and Eliza Willis, pp. 207-214
    17. Political Talk - And "Strong Democracy" by Benjamin R. Barber, pp. 215-222
    18. A Debate on Education by Diane Ravitch and Deborah Meier, pp. 223-229
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      1. The Big Chill (1983 Film) by Lawrence Kasdan
      2. Silkwood (1983 Film) by Mike Nichols
      3. The Right Stuff (1983 Film) by Philip Kaufman
      4. Sudden Impact (1983 Film) by Clint Eastwood
      5. Risky Business (1983 Film) by Paul Brickman
    20. So Callous a Nation by George McAlmon, pp. 233-235
    21. Again: Orwell and the Neoconservatives by Irving Howe, p. 236
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      1. The Hearts of Men by Barbara Ehrenreich
      2. The War over the Family by Peter L. Berger and Brigitte Berger
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      1. Dangerous Currents by Lester C. Thurow
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      1. Baseball's Great Experiment by Jules Tygiel
    26. Letters, pp. 247-248
    27. Index, pp. 249-258
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    1. American Blacks by Joseph Clark, pp. 261-263
    2. Special Interests and the City on a Hill by Murray Hausknecht, pp. 264-265
    3. Ethics of Splicing Life by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, pp. 266-269
    4. "Special Interests" & American Politics by Irving Howe and Michael Kinsley, pp. 270-274
    5. Nicaragua by Juan E. Corradi, pp. 275-284
    6. Labor's Risky Plunge into Politics by Harold Meyerson, pp. 285-294
    7. Lumping the Poor by William Kornblum, pp. 295-302
    8. Intellectuals, Dissent, & Bureaucrats by Irving Howe, pp. 303-308
    9. Live as Others Live by Anatoly Marchenko, pp. 309-318
    10. Is There a Democracy "Overload"? by Douglas C. Bennett and Kenneth E. Sharpe, pp. 319-326
    11. The German Green Party by Jean L. Cohen and Andrew Arato, pp. 327-332
    12. Costa Rica by Ted G. Goertzel, pp. 333-337
    13. Israel by Janet Aviad, pp. 338-343
    14. Public Expenditure in Socialist Thought by Colin Crouch, pp. 344-358
    15. Dog Meat by Rosette C. Lamont, pp. 359-360
    16. Sclerosis of a Sect by Emanuel Geltman, p. 361
    17. Sabotage, Anomie, and the Economy by Marvin E. Rozen, pp. 362-365
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      1. The Old Christian Right by Leo Ribuffo
    24. Letters, pp. 381-386
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    1. Reagan and the Left by Irving Howe, pp. 389-390
    2. The False Promise of Generational Politics by Fred Siegel, pp. 391-392
    3. "The Prez Doth Cut a Goodly Figure..." by Samuel Hux, pp. 393-396
    4. The Elections & The Economy by Thomas E. Weisskopf, pp. 397-399
    5. Campaign Images by Todd Gitlin, pp. 400-402
    6. At the Democratic Convention... by Harold Meyerson, pp. 403-405
    7. In Defense of Affirmative Action by Herman Schwartz, pp. 406-414
    8. Ideas of Economic Democracy by Allen Graubard, pp. 415-423
    9. Commitment & Social Criticism by Michael Walzer, pp. 424-432
    10. What Is Africa to Me? Dilemmas of Transnational Ethnicity by Martin Kilson, pp. 433-440
    11. Ideal Images and Real Roles by Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, pp. 441-447
    12. Report from a Besieged City by Zbigniew Herbert, pp. 448-452
    13. Salvadorans Go to the Ballot Box by Gabriel Zaid, pp. 453-458
    14. Israeli Dilemmas by Yoram Ben-Porath, pp. 459-467
    15. What Do Unions Really Do? by Gus Tyler, pp. 468-474
    16. Communitarianism & the Left by Harry C. Boyte and Joseph Schwartz, pp. 475-481
    17. The Pursuit of Happiness & Other "Preferences" by Bernard Avishai, pp. 482-483
    18. Reflections on Refugee Policy by Peter I. Rose, pp. 484-486
    19. The Business of Tennis by Melvin Seiden, p. 487
    20. Dynastic Discontinuity by Marvin E. Rozen, pp. 488-490
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