July 31, 1989 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 2-3
  Tainting by numbers with Soviet history
- Morganatic Marriage
  "T.R.B."
  , p. 4
  The Elizabeth Morgan case
- Good News on Abortion
  The Editors
  , p. 5
  Someday liberals will thank the Supreme Court for repealing Roe v. Wade
- Notebook, pp. 6-7
  An invitation to Beijing, etc.
- White House Watch: Hungary for Love
  Fred Barnes
  , pp. 8-9
  Eastern Europe didn't exactly give Bush the Kennedy treatment
- Payback Time
  David Ellen
  , p. 10
  Now that Japanese-Americans have gotten reparations from the government, some blacks sa...
- Our Japan Problem
  Morton M. Kondracke
  , pp. 11-13
  It's really our America problem
- Ignore a Menorah
  Stephen Bates
  , pp. 14-15
  But strike down a creche, says the Supreme Court
- Falling Apartheid
  Mark R. Hoffenberg
  , p. 16
  Believe it or not, the September elections in South Africa will bring real change at last
- Permaffirm Action
  Abigail Thernstrom
  , pp. 17-18
  Reverse discrimination is far too institutionalized to be ended by a few Supreme Court ...
- Let Them Eat Hot Dogs
  Henry Fairlie
  , pp. 19-23
  The American role in the French Revolution, and vice versa
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  On Films: Midsummer Roundup (4 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , pp. 24-25
  Batman (1989 Film), by Tim Burton
  1. Batman (1989 Film) by Tim Burton
  2. The Music Teacher (1989 Film) by Gerard Corbiau
  3. Weekend at Bernie's (1989 Film) by Ted Kotcheff
  4. Milk and Honey (1989 Film) by Glen Salzman and Rebecca Yates
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  The Nightmares of reason (9 Reviews)
  Simon Schama
  , pp. 26-32
  A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution, by Francois Furet and Mona Ozouf
  1. A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution by Francois Furet and Mona Ozouf
  2. La Revolution 1780-1880 by Francois Furet
  3. The French Revolution by Francois Furet and Denis Richet
  4. The Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle
  5. The Peasantry in the French Revolution by Peter M. Jones
  6. Revolution in Print by Robert Darnton and Daniel Roche
  7. A Cultural History of the French Revolution by Emmet Kennedy
  8. Sister Republics by Patrice Higonnet
  9. France, 1789-1815: Revolution and Counterrevolution by Donald M.G. Sutherland
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  The Road to Tiananmen Square (Review)
  Andrew J. Nathan
  , p. 33
  The Secret Speeches of Chairman Mao, by Roderick MacFarquhar, Timothy Cheek, and Eugene...
  1. The Secret Speeches of Chairman Mao by Roderick MacFarquhar, Timothy Cheek, and Eugene Wu, ...
- The Glover's Son
  Carl Conover
  , pp. 34-35
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  The Language Net (Review)
  Robert Pinsky
  , pp. 36-38
  Poems of Paul Celan, by Michael Hamburger and Paul Celan
  1. Poems of Paul Celan by Michael Hamburger and Paul Celan
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  Kingsley and the Women (Review)
  Hermione Lee
  , pp. 39-41
  Difficulties with Girls, by Kingsley Amis
  1. Difficulties with Girls by Kingsley Amis
- Washington Diarist, pp. 42-44
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