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January 17, 1985 Issue - 17 Articles- A Dying Nation
Jeri Laber and Barnett Rubin
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The Unmysterious East (Review) Noel Annan
, pp. 5-7 A Passage to India (1984 Film), by David Lean
- A Passage to India (1984 Film) by David Lean
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The Alchemist (Review) Neal Ascherson
, pp. 8-9 The Periodic Table, by Primo Levi
- The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
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How Khomeini Made It (Review) Bernard Lewis
, pp. 10-13 The Reign of the Ayatollahs, by Shaul Bakhash
- The Reign of the Ayatollahs by Shaul Bakhash
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Love of Flying (Review) Gore Vidal
, pp. 14-20 The Winged Gospel, by Joseph J. Corn
- The Winged Gospel by Joseph J. Corn
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The Charms of Certitude (Review) Conor Cruise O'Brien
, pp. 21-22 How Democracies Perish, by Jean-Francois Revel
- How Democracies Perish by Jean-Francois Revel
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The Sweet Swan of Oxford? (Review) E.A.J. Honigmann
, pp. 23-25 The Mysterious William Shakespeare, by Charlton Ogburn, Jr.
- The Mysterious William Shakespeare by Charlton Ogburn, Jr.
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Spreading the News (Review) J.H. Plumb
, pp. 26-32 Slavery and Human Progress, by David Brion Davis
- Slavery and Human Progress by David Brion Davis
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How Nuclear War Could Start (Review) Thomas Powers
, pp. 33-35 The Command and Control of Nuclear Forces, by Paul Bracken
- The Command and Control of Nuclear Forces by Paul Bracken
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The Passions of Gericault (Review) Henri Zerner
, pp. 36-38 Gericault: His Life and Work, by Lorenz E.A. Eitner
- Gericault: His Life and Work by Lorenz E.A. Eitner
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The New New Spanish History (2 Reviews) Raymond Carr
, pp. 39-40 Fascism from Above, by Shlomo Ben-Ami
- Fascism from Above by Shlomo Ben-Ami
- Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939 by Paul Preston
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Et tu, Hugo (Review) Frederick Brown
, pp. 41-43 Victor Hugo and the Visionary Novel, by Victor Brombert
- Victor Hugo and the Visionary Novel by Victor Brombert
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Our Town (2 Reviews) Edmund S. Morgan
, pp. 44-45 A Place in Time, by Darrett B. Rutman and Anita H. Rutman
- A Place in Time by Darrett B. Rutman and Anita H. Rutman
- A Place in Time by Darrett B. Rutman and Anita H. Rutman
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Ten Years of Animal Liberation (10 Reviews) Peter Singer
, pp. 46-51 A review of ten recent books
- Modern Meat by Orville Schell
- Farm Animals by Michael W. Fox
- Of Mice, Models, and Men by Andrew N. Rowan
- Victims of Science by Richard D. Ryder
- Man and Mouse by William D.M. Paton
- All that Dwell Therein by Tom Regan
- The Case for Animal Rights by Tom Regan
- Animals and Why They Matter by Mary Midgley
- Rights, Killing and Suffering by Raymond G. Frey
- Interests and Rights by Raymond G. Frey
- Witness for Westmoreland
Murray Kempton
, p. 52 - Letters
John-Paul Himka, Joseph Machlis, and Istvan Deak, ...
, pp. 53-56 - Cover Photograph
Henry Spira