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  Issues of 1995 = 4 Issues, 124 Articles
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    Spring 1995 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. Editor's Comment, pp. 2-3
    2. At Issue, pp. 4-7
    3. Religion and the Writer by A.G. Mojtabai, pp. 8-18
    4. The Fundamentalist Challenge by Amitav Ghosh, pp. 19-31
    5. America's Verdant Cross by Simon Schama, pp. 32-45
    6. The Future That Never Came by Mitchell Reiss, pp. 46-67
    7. All the Presidents' Words by Carol Gelderman, pp. 68-79
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      Farewell to Modernism by Witold Rybczynski, pp. 80-82 - 1 Review
      1. The Oral History of Modern Architecture by John Peter
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      Midmorning in the New World Order by Charles Townshend, pp. 83-84 - 2 Reviews
      1. Temptations of a Superpower by Ronald Steel
      2. World Orders Old and New by Noam Chomsky
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      History (3 Reviews)
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        Review The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionar..., p. 85 - 1 Review
        The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France by Robert Darnton
      2. [+]
        Review The De-Moralization of Society, by Gertrude Hi..., p. 86 - 1 Review
        The De-Moralization of Society by Gertrude Himmelfarb
      3. [+]
        2 Reviews The Nixon Memo, by Marvin L. Kalb, p. 87 - 2 Reviews
        The Nixon Memo by Marvin L. Kalb
        The Haldeman Diaries by H.R. Haldeman
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      Arts & Letters (4 Reviews)
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        Review Walter Pater: Lover of Strange Souls, by Denis..., p. 88 - 1 Review
        Walter Pater: Lover of Strange Souls by Denis Donoghue
      2. [+]
        Review The Bird Artist, by Howard Norman, p. 89 - 1 Review
        The Bird Artist by Howard Norman
      3. [+]
        Review The House of Percy, by Bertram Wyatt-Brown, p. 90 - 1 Review
        The House of Percy by Bertram Wyatt-Brown
      4. [+]
        Review Hebrew and Modernity, by Robert Alter, p. 91 - 1 Review
        Hebrew and Modernity by Robert Alter
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      Philosophy & Religion (1 Review)
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        Review The Magus of the North, by Isaiah Berlin, p. 91 - 1 Review
        The Magus of the North by Isaiah Berlin
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      Contemporary Affairs (3 Reviews)
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        Review Blacks and Jews: Alliances and Arguments, by P..., p. 92 - 2 Reviews
        Blacks and Jews: Alliances and Arguments by Paul Berman
        Jews and Blacks by Michael Lerner and Cornel West
      2. [+]
        Review Art Lessons, by Alice Goldfarb Marquis, p. 93 - 1 Review
        Art Lessons by Alice Goldfarb Marquis
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        Review In the Belgian Chateau, by Renee C. Fox, p. 94 - 1 Review
        In the Belgian Chateau by Renee C. Fox
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      Science & Technology (2 Reviews)
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        Review The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, p. 95 - 2 Reviews
        The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
        The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
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        Review An Anthropologist on Mars, by Oliver Sacks, p. 96 - 1 Review
        An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks
    15. Poetry by Anthony Hecht, pp. 97-98
    16. Poems by Ben Jonson, pp. 99-101
    17. Music Against Gravity by Alan Neidle and Margaret Freeman, pp. 102-113
    18. The Night of the Whales by William W. Warner, pp. 114-126
    19. Periodicals, pp. 127-153
    20. Research Reports, pp. 154-155
    21. Commentary, pp. 156-159
    22. From the Center by Michael J. Lacey, pp. 160-162
    23. Cover: A hydrogen bomb is exploded
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    Summer 1995 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. Editor's Comment, pp. 2-3
    2. At Issue, pp. 4-7
    3. Learning from the Fifties by Alan Ehrenhalt, pp. 8-29
    4. The Death of Hume by Stephen Miller, pp. 30-40
    5. The Crisis of Contemporary Science by Daniel J. Kevles, pp. 41-52
    6. After the Big Crunch by David L. Goodstein, pp. 53-60
    7. Enemies of Promise by J. Michael Bishop, pp. 61-65
    8. The Paradox of Yeltsin's Russia by S. Frederick Starr, pp. 66-73
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      Two Reports from Greeneland by Frank D. McConnell, pp. 74-76 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Life of Graham Greene: Vol. II, 1939-1955 by Norman Sherry
      2. Graham Greene: The Enemy Within by Michael Shelden
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      What Kind of Bootstraps? by Kwame Anthony Appiah, pp. 77-79 - 1 Review
      1. One by One from the Inside Out by Glenn C. Loury
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      Rebirth of a Nation by Peter Skerry, pp. 80-83 - 1 Review
      1. The Next American Nation by Michael Lind
    12. [+]
      History (4 Reviews)
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        Review How "Natives" Think, by Marshall Sahlins, p. 84 - 1 Review
        How "Natives" Think by Marshall Sahlins
      2. [+]
        Review Monsieur d'Eon is a Woman, by Gary Kates, p. 84 - 1 Review
        Monsieur d'Eon is a Woman by Gary Kates
      3. [+]
        Review The End of Reform, by Alan Brinkley, p. 85 - 1 Review
        The End of Reform by Alan Brinkley
      4. [+]
        Review The Other Greeks, by Victor Davis Hanson, p. 86 - 1 Review
        The Other Greeks by Victor Davis Hanson
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      Arts & Letters (1 Review)
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        Review The Making of Rubens, by Svetlana Alpers, p. 87 - 1 Review
        The Making of Rubens by Svetlana Alpers
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      Contemporary Affairs (3 Reviews)
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        Review The Confidence Game, by Steven Solomon, p. 88 - 1 Review
        The Confidence Game by Steven Solomon
      2. [+]
        Review Urban Leviathan, by Diane E. Davis, p. 89 - 1 Review
        Urban Leviathan by Diane E. Davis
      3. [+]
        Review In Retrospect, by Robert S. McNamara and Brian..., p. 89 - 1 Review
        In Retrospect by Robert S. McNamara and Brian VanDeMark
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      Philosophy & Religion (2 Reviews)
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        Review God: A Biography, by Jack Miles, p. 90 - 1 Review
        God: A Biography by Jack Miles
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        Review John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liber..., p. 91 - 1 Review
        John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism by Alan Ryan
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      Science & Technology (2 Reviews)
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        Review Fire in the Mind, by George Johnson, p. 92 - 1 Review
        Fire in the Mind by George Johnson
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        Review Science and the Founding Fathers, by I. Bernar..., p. 93 - 1 Review
        Science and the Founding Fathers by I. Bernard Cohen
    17. Poetry by Anthony Hecht, pp. 94-95
    18. Poems by George Starbuck, pp. 96-99
    19. From the Heart of the Heart of the Former Yugoslavia by Ljiljana Smajlovic, pp. 100-113
    20. How to Build a Suburb by Witold Rybczynski, pp. 114-126
    21. Periodicals, pp. 127-153
    22. Research Reports, pp. 154-155
    23. Commentary, pp. 156-159
    24. From the Center by Charles Blitzer, pp. 160-162
    25. Cover: Elementary school students
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    Autumn 1995 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. Editor's Comment, p. 2
    2. At Issue, pp. 3-5
    3. America's Gambling Fever, p. 6
    4. Playing with Money by Jackson Lears, pp. 7-23
    5. Grand Illusions by Robert Goodman, pp. 24-33
    6. The Joy of Gambling by David Spanier, pp. 34-41
    7. The Pursuit of Happiness by Robert Darnton, pp. 42-52
    8. The Other Camus by Robert Royal, pp. 53-67
    9. Ataturk's Daughters by Amy Schwartz, pp. 68-79
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      Speak of the Devil by James Morris, pp. 80-82 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels
      2. The Death of Satan by Andrew Delbanco
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      The Stately Homes of Russia by S. Frederick Starr, pp. 83-84 - 1 Review
      1. Life on the Russian Country Estate by Priscilla Roosevelt
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      History (3 Reviews)
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        Review Reporting World War II, Part One, by Samuel Hy..., p. 85 - 2 Reviews
        Reporting World War II, Part One by Samuel Hynes, Anne Matthews, and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, ...
        Reporting World War II, Part Two by Samuel Hynes, Anne Matthews, and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, ...
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        Review The Black Diaspora, by Ronald Segal, p. 86 - 1 Review
        The Black Diaspora by Ronald Segal
      3. [+]
        Review The Age of Hirohito, by Daikichi Irokawa, p. 87 - 1 Review
        The Age of Hirohito by Daikichi Irokawa
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      Arts & Letters (3 Reviews)
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        Review Walker Evans: A Biography, by Belinda Rathbone, pp. 87-88 - 1 Review
        Walker Evans: A Biography by Belinda Rathbone
      2. [+]
        Review Emblems of Mind, by Edward Rothstein, p. 89 - 1 Review
        Emblems of Mind by Edward Rothstein
      3. [+]
        2 Reviews Writing and Being, by Nadine Gordimer, p. 89 - 2 Reviews
        Writing and Being by Nadine Gordimer
        Writing Was Everything by Alfred Kazin
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      Contemporary Affairs (5 Reviews)
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        Review The Nightingales Song, by Robert Timberg, p. 90 - 1 Review
        The Nightingales Song by Robert Timberg
      2. [+]
        Review The Tyranny of Numbers, by Nicholas Eberstadt, p. 91 - 1 Review
        The Tyranny of Numbers by Nicholas Eberstadt
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        Review Virtually Normal, by Andrew Sullivan, p. 92 - 1 Review
        Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan
      4. [+]
        Review Balkan Tragedy, by Susan L. Woodward, p. 93 - 1 Review
        Balkan Tragedy by Susan L. Woodward
      5. [+]
        Review Postethnic America, by David A. Hollinger, p. 93 - 1 Review
        Postethnic America by David A. Hollinger
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      Philosophy & Religion (1 Review)
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        Review Hannah Arendt/Martin Heidegger, by Elzbieta Et..., p. 94 - 1 Review
        Hannah Arendt/Martin Heidegger by Elzbieta Ettinger
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      Science & Technology (2 Reviews)
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        Review Charles Darwin: A Biography, Vol. I, by E. Jan..., p. 95 - 1 Review
        Charles Darwin: A Biography, Vol. I by E. Janet Browne
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        Review Science and the Quiet Art, by David J. Weatherall, pp. 96-97 - 1 Review
        Science and the Quiet Art by David J. Weatherall
    17. Poetry by Edward Hirsch, pp. 98-99
    18. Poems by Cesar Vallejo, pp. 100-101
    19. What I Learned in the Lenoir High School Band by Joseph Robinson, pp. 102-110
    20. The Periodical Observer, pp. 111-137
    21. Research Reports, pp. 138-139
    22. Commentary, pp. 140-146
    23. Cover: Detail of Raftsmen Playing Cards (1847) by George Caleb Bingham
  4. [+]
    Winter 1995 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Editor's Comment, pp. 4-5
    2. At Issue, pp. 6-9
    3. The Future of Sports, p. 10
    4. Why Sports Matter by Wilfrid Sheed, pp. 11-25
    5. The Technological Imperative by Edward Tenner, pp. 26-34
    6. Listening to Steroids by John Hoberman, pp. 35-44
    7. Sports and Society by Allen Guttmann, pp. 45-49
    8. The Use of Force by A.J. Bacevich, pp. 50-63
    9. Vietnam Twenty Years After the War by Frederick Z. Brown, pp. 64-87
    10. The Book as a Container of Consciousness by William H. Gass, pp. 88-101
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      Blaming the Elites by Alan Ryan, pp. 102-104 - 1 Review
      1. The Revolt of the Elites, and the Betrayal of Democracy by Christopher Lasch
    12. [+]
      The Music King from New Orleans by Martha Bayles, pp. 105-107 - 1 Review
      1. Bamboula! The Life and Times of Louis Moreau Gottschalk by S. Frederick Starr
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      How Beastly Our Beatitudes? by Howard Kaye, pp. 108-111 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
      2. The Hungry Soul by Leon R. Kass
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      History (3 Reviews)
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        Review Fables of Abundance, by T.J. Jackson Lears, p. 112 - 1 Review
        Fables of Abundance by T.J. Jackson Lears
      2. [+]
        2 Reviews The Private Life of Chairman Mao, by Li Zhi-Sui, p. 113 - 2 Reviews
        The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Li Zhi-Sui
        Burying Mao by Richard Baum
      3. [+]
        Review The Southern Tradition, by Eugene D. Genovese, p. 113 - 1 Review
        The Southern Tradition by Eugene D. Genovese
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      Arts & Letters (2 Reviews)
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        Review The Ruin of Kasch, by Roberto Calasso, p. 114 - 1 Review
        The Ruin of Kasch by Roberto Calasso
      2. [+]
        Review The Western Canon, by Harold Bloom, p. 115 - 1 Review
        The Western Canon by Harold Bloom
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      Philosophy & Religion (1 Review)
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        Review Net of Magic, by Lee Siegel, p. 116 - 1 Review
        Net of Magic by Lee Siegel
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      Contemporary Affairs (3 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review The Bell Curve, by Richard J. Herrnstein and C..., p. 117 - 1 Review
        The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
      2. [+]
        Review Just Curious, by Cullen Murphy, p. 118 - 1 Review
        Just Curious by Cullen Murphy
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        2 Reviews Conor, by Donald Harman Akenson, p. 118 - 2 Reviews
        Conor by Donald Harman Akenson
        Conor Cruise O'Brien: An Anthology by Donald Harman Akenson and Conor Cruise O'Brien, ...
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      Science & Technology (1 Review)
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        Review Journey to the Ants, by Bert Holldobler, p. 119 - 1 Review
        Journey to the Ants by Bert Holldobler
    19. Poetry by Anthony Hecht, pp. 120-121
    20. Poems by L.E. Sissman, pp. 122-126
    21. Periodicals, pp. 127-153
    22. Commentary, pp. 154-159
    23. From the Center by Charles Blitzer, pp. 160-162
    24. Cover: Detail from The Football Players by Henri Rousseau
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  Issues of 2000 = 4 Issues, 135 Articles