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June 29, 2000 Issue - 19 Articles-
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Conservative Rebel (Review) Hilary Mantel
, p. 4 Selected Letters of Rebecca West, by Bonnie Kime Scott and Rebecca West
- Selected Letters of Rebecca West by Bonnie Kime Scott and Rebecca West
- A Short History of Humanity
William H. McNeill
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Found Horizon (2 Reviews) Ian Buruma
, pp. 12-16 Virtual Tibet, by Orville Schell
- Virtual Tibet by Orville Schell
- The Search for the Panchen Lama by Isabel Hilton
- Crossroads in the Past
John Ashbery
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Close to the Edge (Review) Gabriele Annan
, pp. 18-19 Mr. Phillips, by John Lanchester
- Mr. Phillips by John Lanchester
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Our Fellow Animals (2 Reviews) Ian Hacking
, pp. 20-26 The Lives of Animals, by J.M. Coetzee
- The Lives of Animals by J.M. Coetzee
- Ethics into Action by Peter Singer
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Born Again in Rome (Review) Ingrid Rowland
, pp. 27-30 Unearthing the Past, by Leonard Barkan
- Unearthing the Past by Leonard Barkan
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The Devil & Mr. Ruskin (2 Reviews) John D. Rosenberg
, pp. 31-35 John Ruskin: The Early Years, 1819-1859, by Timothy Hilton
- John Ruskin: The Early Years, 1819-1859 by Timothy Hilton
- John Ruskin: The Later Years by Tim Hilton
- 'Taiwan Stands Up'
Jonathan Mirsky
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An Endangered Species (5 Reviews) Joyce Carol Oates
, pp. 38-41 Everything in This Country Must, by Colum McCann
- Everything in This Country Must by Colum McCann
- Scar Vegas, and Other Stories by Tom Paine#2
- Dressing up for the Carnival by Carol Shields
- In the Gloaming by Alice Elliott Dark
- Pastoralia by George Saunders
- Paris
Robert Darnton
, pp. 42-46 The Early Internet
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Under Siege (Review) Neal Ascherson
, pp. 47-49 Ladysmith, by Giles Foden
- Ladysmith by Giles Foden
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Early American Get-Up-and-Go (Review) Gordon S. Wood
, pp. 50-52 Inheriting the Revolution, by Joyce Appleby
- Inheriting the Revolution by Joyce Appleby
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Phantom Observations (Review) John Bayley
, pp. 53-54 Music and Silence, by Rose Tremain
- Music and Silence by Rose Tremain
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Decline and Fall? (Review) Roger Shattuck
, pp. 55-58 From Dawn to Decadence, by Jacques Barzun
- From Dawn to Decadence by Jacques Barzun
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Gaiety Redeemed (Review) Brad Leithauser
, pp. 59-60 Mayflies, by Richard Wilbur
- Mayflies by Richard Wilbur
- Sierra Leone
James Traub
, pp. 61-65 The Worst Place on Earth
- Letters
Michael Isikoff, S. Asherah Stern, and Alison Lurie, ...
, pp. 66-72 - Cover photograph: Sierra Leonean soldiers
Brennan Linsley