August 2, 1958 Issue, THE NATION

- Editorials, pp. 41-43
- Anarchy of the Jungle
  Geoffrey Barraclough
  , pp. 44-45
- Such a Little Country
  Carleton Beals
  , p. 46
- The Kings Depart
  Harvey O'Connor
  , pp. 47-49
- Iraq's Explosive Oil
  Charles F. Edmundson
  , pp. 50-52
- Post-Mortem on San Francisco
  Guy Daniels
  , p. 53
- Forbidden Equation
  James Boyer May
  , p. 54
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  The Orator and the Constable (Review)
  Walter Kaufmann
  , p. 55
  Democracy and Catholicism in America, by Currin V. Shields
  1. Democracy and Catholicism in America by Currin V. Shields
- Lament for our Failure To Improve on Ancient Skills
  W.H. Gass
  , p. 56
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  Author Bites Critic (Review)
  Nelson Algren
  , p. 57
  Man in Modern Fiction, by Edmund Fuller
  1. Man in Modern Fiction by Edmund Fuller
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  The Lost Audience (2 Reviews)
  David L. Stevenson
  , p. 58
  The Sundial, by Shirley Jackson
  1. The Sundial by Shirley Jackson
  2. The Great Days by John Dos Passos
- Her Love As a North
  Ralph Gustafson
  , p. 58
- Theatre
  Harold Clurman
  , pp. 59-62
- Crossword Puzzle
  Frank W. Lewis