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The Harpers Monthly, August 1987, pp. 11-12

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Issues of the 1850s = 9 Years, 108 Issues, 2,410 Articles
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  Issues of 1851 = 12 Issues, 378 Articles
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  Issues of 1852 = 12 Issues, 317 Articles
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  Issues of 1853 = 12 Issues, 251 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1854 = 12 Issues, 272 Articles
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  Issues of 1855 = 12 Issues, 219 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1856 = 12 Issues, 230 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1857 = 12 Issues, 257 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1858 = 12 Issues, 241 Articles
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  Issues of 1859 = 12 Issues, 245 Articles
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Issues of the 1860s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 2,445 Articles
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  Issues of 1860 = 12 Issues, 254 Articles
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  Issues of 1861 = 12 Issues, 254 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1862 = 12 Issues, 234 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1863 = 12 Issues, 245 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1864 = 12 Issues, 263 Articles
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  Issues of 1865 = 12 Issues, 231 Articles
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  Issues of 1866 = 12 Issues, 239 Articles
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  Issues of 1867 = 12 Issues, 240 Articles
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  Issues of 1868 = 12 Issues, 233 Articles
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  Issues of 1869 = 12 Issues, 252 Articles
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Issues of the 1870s = 10 Years, 108 Issues, 2,365 Articles
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  Issues of 1870 = 12 Issues, 267 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1871 = 12 Issues, 249 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1872 = 12 Issues, 277 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1873 = 11 Issues, 246 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1874 = 1 Issue, 17 Articles
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  Issues of 1875 = 12 Issues, 259 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1876 = 12 Issues, 274 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1877 = 12 Issues, 278 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1878 = 12 Issues, 265 Articles
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  Issues of 1879 = 12 Issues, 233 Articles
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Issues of the 1880s = 10 Years, 119 Issues, 2,277 Articles
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  Issues of 1880 = 12 Issues, 249 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1881 = 12 Issues, 241 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1882 = 12 Issues, 254 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1883 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1884 = 12 Issues, 230 Articles
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  Issues of 1885 = 12 Issues, 217 Articles
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  Issues of 1886 = 11 Issues, 213 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1887 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1888 = 12 Issues, 219 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1889 = 12 Issues, 223 Articles
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Issues of the 1890s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 2,142 Articles
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  Issues of 1890 = 12 Issues, 231 Articles
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  Issues of 1891 = 12 Issues, 204 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1892 = 12 Issues, 219 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1893 = 12 Issues, 203 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1894 = 12 Issues, 220 Articles
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  Issues of 1895 = 12 Issues, 207 Articles
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  Issues of 1896 = 12 Issues, 214 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1897 = 12 Issues, 220 Articles
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  Issues of 1898 = 12 Issues, 222 Articles
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  Issues of 1899 = 12 Issues, 202 Articles
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Issues of the 1900s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 3,009 Articles
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  Issues of 1900 = 12 Issues, 228 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1901 = 12 Issues, 292 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1902 = 12 Issues, 351 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1903 = 12 Issues, 327 Articles
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  Issues of 1904 = 12 Issues, 296 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1905 = 12 Issues, 325 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1906 = 12 Issues, 313 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1907 = 12 Issues, 296 Articles
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  Issues of 1908 = 12 Issues, 291 Articles
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  Issues of 1909 = 12 Issues, 290 Articles
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Issues of the 1910s = 10 Years, 107 Issues, 2,357 Articles
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  Issues of 1910 = 12 Issues, 278 Articles
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  Issues of 1911 = 12 Issues, 268 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1912 = 12 Issues, 252 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1913 = 12 Issues, 267 Articles
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  Issues of 1914 = 12 Issues, 250 Articles
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  Issues of 1915 = 12 Issues, 272 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1916 = 11 Issues, 241 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1917 = 7 Issues, 142 Articles
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  Issues of 1918 = 5 Issues, 101 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1919 = 12 Issues, 286 Articles
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Issues of the 1920s = 10 Years, 114 Issues, 2,418 Articles
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  Issues of 1920 = 12 Issues, 256 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1921 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1922 = 11 Issues, 240 Articles
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  Issues of 1923 = 7 Issues, 171 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1924 = 12 Issues, 273 Articles
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  Issues of 1925 = 12 Issues, 225 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1926 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1927 = 12 Issues, 237 Articles
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  Issues of 1928 = 12 Issues, 256 Articles
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  Issues of 1929 = 12 Issues, 250 Articles
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Issues of the 1930s = 10 Years, 113 Issues, 1,962 Articles
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  Issues of 1930 = 11 Issues, 242 Articles
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  Issues of 1931 = 12 Issues, 235 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1932 = 12 Issues, 212 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1933 = 12 Issues, 207 Articles
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  Issues of 1934 = 12 Issues, 198 Articles
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  Issues of 1935 = 12 Issues, 200 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1936 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1937 = 6 Issues, 99 Articles
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  Issues of 1938 = 12 Issues, 192 Articles
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  Issues of 1939 = 12 Issues, 178 Articles
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Issues of the 1940s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 2,076 Articles
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  Issues of 1940 = 12 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1941 = 12 Issues, 194 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1942 = 12 Issues, 192 Articles
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  Issues of 1943 = 12 Issues, 168 Articles
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  Issues of 1944 = 12 Issues, 182 Articles
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  Issues of 1945 = 12 Issues, 192 Articles
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  Issues of 1946 = 12 Issues, 233 Articles
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  Issues of 1947 = 12 Issues, 246 Articles
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  Issues of 1948 = 12 Issues, 242 Articles
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  Issues of 1949 = 12 Issues, 249 Articles
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Issues of the 1950s = 10 Years, 119 Issues, 2,455 Articles
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  Issues of 1950 = 12 Issues, 246 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1951 = 12 Issues, 249 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1952 = 12 Issues, 247 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1953 = 12 Issues, 259 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1954 = 12 Issues, 251 Articles
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  Issues of 1955 = 12 Issues, 229 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1956 = 12 Issues, 234 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1957 = 12 Issues, 236 Articles
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  Issues of 1958 = 12 Issues, 247 Articles
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  Issues of 1959 = 11 Issues, 257 Articles
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Issues of the 1960s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 2,653 Articles
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  Issues of 1960 = 12 Issues, 262 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1961 = 12 Issues, 273 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1962 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1963 = 12 Issues, 241 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1964 = 12 Issues, 274 Articles
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  Issues of 1965 = 12 Issues, 325 Articles
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  Issues of 1966 = 12 Issues, 273 Articles
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  Issues of 1967 = 12 Issues, 269 Articles
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  Issues of 1968 = 12 Issues, 228 Articles
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  Issues of 1969 = 12 Issues, 248 Articles
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Issues of the 1970s = 10 Years, 114 Issues, 2,355 Articles
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  Issues of 1970 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
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  Issues of 1971 = 12 Issues, 238 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1972 = 12 Issues, 222 Articles
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  Issues of 1973 = 12 Issues, 318 Articles
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  Issues of 1974 = 12 Issues, 274 Articles
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  Issues of 1975 = 12 Issues, 256 Articles
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  Issues of 1976 = 6 Issues, 123 Articles
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  Issues of 1977 = 12 Issues, 226 Articles
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  Issues of 1978 = 12 Issues, 234 Articles
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  Issues of 1979 = 12 Issues, 243 Articles
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Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 119 Issues, 2,472 Articles
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  Issues of 1980 = 11 Issues, 219 Articles
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  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 231 Articles
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  Issues of 1982 = 12 Issues, 190 Articles
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  Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 211 Articles
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  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 298 Articles
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  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
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  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 294 Articles
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  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 263 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1987 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Letters by Martha B., "Phoenix", and John Lukacs, pp. 6-11
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-13
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 14-15
    4. Readings by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 16-18
    5. Jesus Freak Meets Pothead , p. 19
    6. The Tao of Marin County , pp. 19-21
    7. I Like Harpers! , pp. 22-23
    8. Gorbachev's Next Move by Matthew Evangelista, pp. 24-27
    9. Nixon: The Fairway Tapes by Sam Snead, p. 28
    10. Whoopi's Blue Eyes by Spike Lee, p. 29
    11. Shooting a Buck by Richard K. Nelson, p. 29
    12. The Action of Metaphor by Leonard Michaels, pp. 30-33
    13. The Red Cocoon by Kobo Abe, pp. 34-35
    14. A Visit With Yevtushenko by William H. Gass, pp. 36-37
    15. Velocity of Money by Allen Ginsberg, p. 38
    16. Essay by Peter Marin, pp. 39-49
    17. Annotation by David C. Morrison, pp. 50-52
    18. Report by Maria Thomas, pp. 53-65
    19. Story by Max Apple, pp. 66-71
    20. Miscellany by John Berger, pp. 72-74
    21. [+]
      Review: Bring on the Night by Laurence A. Marschall, pp. 75-76 - 2 Reviews
      1. Frozen Star by George Greenstein
      2. Soul of the Night by Chet Raymo
    22. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    23. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    24. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Harry Gruyaert
  2. [+]
    February 1987 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters by Elliott Abrams, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-12
    3. Harper's Index, p. 13
    4. Readings by Harry Frankfurt, pp. 14-16
    5. I Know You're Out There , p. 17
    6. How Nit-Picking Regulations Get That Way by Robert B. Reich, pp. 18-22
    7. Management Among Thieves by Jim Wall, p. 23
    8. The Americas: Enlightenment and Enterprise by Eduardo Galeano, pp. 24-26
    9. Spring-Shock by James Dickey, p. 27
    10. Tourists in Hell by Myles Harris, M.D., pp. 28-29
    11. Pinned by August Kleinzahler, p. 30
    12. The Last Mama-on-a-Couch Play by George C. Wolfe, pp. 31-34
    13. Forum: Moving Up at Last? by Juan Williams, Glenn C. Loury, Julian Bond, and Frank Mingo, ..., pp. 35-46
    14. Essay by Peter Schneider, pp. 47-53
    15. Annotation by George Sim Johnston, pp. 54-56
    16. Report by Bob Shacochis, pp. 57-67
    17. Story by Bobbie Ann Mason, pp. 68-74
    18. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 75-79
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    20. Cover: Detail of a painting by Louisa Matthiasdottir
  3. [+]
    March 1987 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters by Carl Jensen and Peter M. Leschak, pp. 4-9
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 10-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-18
    4. Readings by Edward Said, pp. 19-23
    5. Reaganonmics With a Human Face by Robert Lekachman, pp. 24-25
    6. Foiling the Urine Police , pp. 26-27
    7. Reading Comprehension by Peter Cherches, pp. 28-29
    8. Night, the Final Frontier by Murray Melbin, pp. 30-31
    9. A Child's Prison by Elizabeth Marek, pp. 32-35
    10. Jealousy by Leonard Michaels, p. 36
    11. Elegy by Christianne Balk, p. 37
    12. Night Thoughts by E.M. Cioran, p. 38
    13. An Open Letter by Seamus Heaney, pp. 39-41
    14. Report by Richard Rodriguez, pp. 42-53
    15. Annotation by Scott Meredith, pp. 54-56
    16. Memoir by Linda Mizejewski, pp. 57-62
    17. Story by Rick DeMarinis, pp. 63-70
    18. Miscellany by Patrick Suskind, pp. 71-74
    19. Washington Letter by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 75-76
    20. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    21. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    22. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Wilma Ervin
  4. [+]
    April 1987 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters by Christopher W. Crowley and H.L. Pirie, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Christopher Lasch, pp. 17-19
    5. Virginity Regained by Coleen Kelly Mast, pp. 20-21
    6. Operation Scare-the-Pants-Off-'Em , p. 22
    7. Understanding Women , p. 23
    8. Clubs Fed:A Guide , pp. 24-28
    9. A Death in Palestine by Akram Hanniya, pp. 29-30
    10. Custer Dreams 'The Tonight Show' by Bernard Pomerance, p. 31
    11. A Naturalist's Guide to Prime Time by David Rains Wallace, pp. 32-33
    12. Political Song by William Logan, p. 34
    13. City Sundays by Coleman Dowell, pp. 34-36
    14. Essay by William H. Gass, pp. 37-46
    15. Annotation by Judith Levine, pp. 47-52
    16. Report by Richard Rhodes, pp. 53-59
    17. Memoir by Thomas McGuane, pp. 60-64
    18. Washington Letter by Vassily Aksyonov, pp. 65-67
    19. Miscellany by Bill Cardoso, pp. 68-71
    20. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 72-74
    21. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 75-77
    22. Cover: Photograph by Gianfranco Gorgoni
  5. [+]
    May 1987 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Letters by Millard Milburn Rice and Vinko Kuzina, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Erazim Kohak, pp. 15-18
    5. Pissing Contests , pp. 19-20
    6. The CIA Sizes Up the Mexican Domino , p. 21
    7. The Artist and AIDS by Edmund White, pp. 22-24
    8. Homer's 'Iliad,' Updated by Christopher Logue, p. 25
    9. Useful Zulu Phrases by Lynn Freed, pp. 26-27
    10. Give Me a Nickname, Prison by Irina Ratushinskaya, p. 28
    11. I Know What I'm Doing by Frank Gannon, pp. 28-29
    12. Not-So-Silent Sea by John Hersey, p. 30
    13. The Making of the President by Gore Vidal, pp. 31-34
    14. Essay by L.J. Davis, pp. 35-46
    15. Report by David Black, pp. 47-52
    16. Criticism by Mark Hunter, pp. 53-57
    17. Annotation by Carol Flake, pp. 58-59
    18. Story by Louise Erdrich, pp. 60-65
    19. Miscellany by Michael Pollan, pp. 66-69
    20. Paris Letter by William Pfaff, pp. 70-76
    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    23. Cover: Detail of The Board Room by Guy Johnson
  6. [+]
    June 1987 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Letters by Alice Walsh and Seymour D. Reich, pp. 4-9
    2. Notebook by Lewis Lapham, pp. 10-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Mario Vargas Llosa, pp. 15-18
    5. Those Wild Tuna Guys , pp. 19-20
    6. In Defense of ABM---and Star Wars by Sidney Drell, pp. 21-23
    7. The Regime Within by Vaclav Havel, pp. 24-26
    8. Family Photo Albums by Michael Ignatieff, pp. 27-29
    9. Vintage Prose , p. 30
    10. Of Arms and the Woman by Marge Piercy, pp. 30-33
    11. Strange Air by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar, pp. 34-35
    12. Driving by Bill Franzen, p. 36
    13. Essay by Alberto Moravia, pp. 37-44
    14. Story by Hanif Kureishi, pp. 45-51
    15. Moscow Letter by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 52-55
    16. Annotation by Don Goldberg, pp. 56-57
    17. Memoir by John Simpson, pp. 58-62
    18. Criticism by Arthur Krystal, pp. 63-67
    19. Miscellany by Don Asher, pp. 68-71
    20. [+]
      Review: Notions of Ideas by Carlin Romano, pp. 72-76 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Past is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthal
      2. The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History by Leo Braudy
    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    23. Cover: Detail of Still Life with Leonardo and Lichtenstein II by Joseph Levi
  7. [+]
    July 1987 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by Richard Rhodes and Nick Montana, pp. 4-9
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 10-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Justice Thurgood Marshall, pp. 17-19
    5. Department of Disinformation by Adm. William J. Crowe, p. 20
    6. The Future Is Yours (Still) by Abbie Hoffman, pp. 21-23
    7. Terror-Proof Tourist by Andy Lightbody, pp. 24-25
    8. Gorbachev: The View from Warsaw by Jacek Kuron, p. 26
    9. The Parthenon at Dusk by Le Corbusier, pp. 27-30
    10. Pretty Pictures by Leon Rooke, pp. 31-33
    11. The Third Parent by George W.S. Trow, pp. 34-35
    12. Addressing Gettysburg by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 36-40
    13. Essay by Richard Sennett, pp. 41-47
    14. Annotation by Eric Alterman, pp. 48-50
    15. Report by Barry Lopez, pp. 51-58
    16. Story by Margaret Drabble, pp. 59-69
    17. Miscellany by Bernard Holland, pp. 70-71
    18. Washington Letter by Fred Reed, pp. 72-76
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    21. Cover: Detail of Parson Weems' Fable by Grant Wood
  8. [+]
    August 1987 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Letters by Gore Vidal, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings, pp. 13-14
    5. Blowing Smoke by Roberta Sandler, p. 15
    6. California Esteemin' , p. 16
    7. Disowning the Surgeon General by Phyllis Schlafly and Paul Weyrich, p. 16
    8. I Married Alexis by Peter Holm, pp. 17-20
    9. Poland's 'Jewish Problem' by Marek Edelman, p. 21
    10. The All New, Improved Contras! by Robert Owen, p. 22
    11. Learning to Hit Back by Padgett Powell, pp. 23-26
    12. The Kama Sutra According to Fiat by David St. John, p. 27
    13. A Little Tatter of Sky by Peter Heller, pp. 28-30
    14. Responsibilities of the Poet by Robert Pinsky, p. 31
    15. Dropping Acid at Aunt Bea's by Baron Wormser, pp. 31-34
    16. Essay by Donald Hall, pp. 35-41
    17. Annotation by Alfredo J. Estrada, pp. 42-43
    18. Memoir by Richard Ford, pp. 44-57
    19. Report by James Conaway, pp. 58-69
    20. Washington Letter by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 70-76
    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    23. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Joel Meyerowitz
  9. [+]
    September 1987 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Letters by Bruce Edward Brant and Walter E. Fauntroy, pp. 4-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Arthur Danto, p. 13
    5. The Democrats' Script for 1988 by Robert Shrum, pp. 14-15
    6. Poison-Pen Mail , pp. 16-17
    7. In Defense of West Bank Settlement by Professor Yoseph Ben-Shlomo, pp. 18-21
    8. Stories and Histories by Jeanette Winterson, p. 22
    9. Against Progress by E.M. Cioran, p. 23
    10. Surrender to the Landscape by Gretel Ehrlich, pp. 24-26
    11. Reading Nature by Loren Eiseley, p. 27
    12. Utopia by Computer , pp. 28-29
    13. Ode to Corn by Paul West, p. 30
    14. Boy Talk by Bridget Daly and Janet Skeels, p. 31
    15. Kafkas by Marianne Wiggins, pp. 32-36
    16. Forum: Ethics in Embryo by Nancy Neveloff Dubler, Thomas H. Murray, and Jeremy Rifkin, ..., pp. 37-48
    17. Essay by Peter Schneider, pp. 49-56
    18. Criticism by John Berger, pp. 57-61
    19. Annotation by Gerald Marzorati, pp. 62-64
    20. Miscellany by Peter Freundlich, pp. 65-76
    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    23. Cover: Photograph by CNRI
  10. [+]
    October 1987 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters by Lloyd N. Dendinger and Allen Lacy, pp. 6-11
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings by Robert Owen, p. 19
    5. Sakharov: The Folly of SDI by Andrei Sakharov, pp. 20-21
    6. Mark Twain on the Safest Sex by Mark Twain, pp. 22-23
    7. AIDS and Eros by Julia Kristeva, p. 24
    8. Arrest Me by Denis Hirson, p. 25
    9. Drab Shutters by John Ashbery, p. 26
    10. Belfast: The Allure of the 'Troubles' by Sally Belfrage, pp. 27-28
    11. My Dinner with Imelda by Richard Howard, pp. 29-31
    12. Ads for Ourselves by Jean Baudrillard, pp. 32-33
    13. Redneck Secrets by William Kittredge, pp. 34-37
    14. Weightless by Primo Levi, pp. 38-40
    15. Report by Bob Shacochis, pp. 41-49
    16. Story by T. Coraghessan Boyle, pp. 50-57
    17. Annotation by Richard Caplan, pp. 58-60
    18. [+]
      Criticism: The Hard-Boiled Go to Brunch by Charles Nicol, pp. 61-65 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
      2. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
      3. The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald
      4. The Lonely Silver Rain by John D. MacDonald
      5. Bitter Medicine by Sara Paretsky
      6. Pale Kings and Princes by Robert B. Parker
    19. Memoir by Sallie Tisdale, pp. 66-70
    20. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 71-73
    21. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 74-76
    22. Cover: Photograph by Alex Webb
  11. [+]
    November 1987 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by Dana Rohrabacher and Sam Braudt, pp. 4-11
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings by Adam Michnik, pp. 19-20
    5. Praise Madison and Pass the Ammunition , pp. 21-23
    6. One Question by Mark Salzman, pp. 24-26
    7. Revising Lenin's Legacy by Fyodor Burlatsky, p. 27
    8. 'Who's Had Who' by Simon Bell, pp. 28-29
    9. Arab Walls, Reflecting Chance by Anton Shammas, pp. 30-34
    10. Beijing's Popcorn Entrepreneur by Zhang Xinxin and Sang Ye, pp. 35-37
    11. Prophecy by Donald Hall, pp. 38-39
    12. Short Stories: Weapons of Pessimists by Daniel Boulanger, p. 40
    13. Toussaint by Ronald F. Turner, pp. 41-42
    14. Forum: You Can Have It All!, pp. 43-50
    15. Essay by Richard Rhodes, pp. 51-57
    16. Annotation by Jack Hitt, pp. 58-60
    17. Story by Robert Stone, pp. 61-70
    18. Berlin Letter by Hans Koning, pp. 71-76
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    21. Cover: Detail of Various Cakes, 1981 by Wayne Thiebaud
  12. [+]
    December 1987 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters by Judie Brown and Alan J. Karcher, pp. 4-10
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by T. Coraghessan Boyle, pp. 17-19
    5. Standing up for the Banana by Robert M. Moore, pp. 20-21
    6. Losing Control of Our Economy by Michael Moffitt, pp. 22-25
    7. The Weathermen, Twenty Years On by Peter Marin, pp. 26-27
    8. The Dialectics of Dissent by Miklos Haraszti, pp. 28-29
    9. Literary Talk by Leonard Michaels, pp. 30-34
    10. Bret, Like, Brainstorms by Frank Gannon, p. 35
    11. Miami to New York: Drop Dead by Dave Barry, pp. 36-42
    12. Forum: Manufacturing the Next President by Robert Beckel, Ron Brown, Harrison Hickman, and Raymond Strother, ..., pp. 43-56
    13. Report by Guillermo Sanchez Borbon, pp. 57-67
    14. Annotation by Tad Friend, pp. 68-69
    15. Story by Ann Beattie, pp. 70-72
    16. Miscellany by Peter Freundlich, pp. 73-76
    17. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    18. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    19. Cover: Detail of an illustration by Seymour Chwast
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  Issues of 1991 = 8 Issues, 151 Articles
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  Issues of 1993 = 9 Issues, 183 Articles
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  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 224 Articles
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  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
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  Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 227 Articles
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  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
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  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
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  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
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  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
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  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 2 Issues, 39 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles