September 1988 Issue, THE HARPERS MONTHLY

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    January 1988 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters by Anthony R. Dolan and Barbara Katz Rothman, pp. 4-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Peter Sichrovsky, pp. 13-14
    5. The Bishop Orders His Tomb , pp. 15-17
    6. Wages of Depression by Walter Russell Mead, pp. 18-19
    7. Big Business Takes the First by Robert Sherrill, pp. 20-23
    8. The Deadhead's Dilemma by Blair Jackson, p. 24
    9. Two Interviews by D.M. Thomas, pp. 25-29
    10. Against Dinner Parties by Phillip Lopate, p. 30
    11. You Asked for It by Floyd Skloot, p. 31
    12. Preparations by Kenneth Bernard, pp. 32-34
    13. The Function of Winter by Jay Parini, p. 35
    14. Iran Letter by John Simpson, pp. 36-45
    15. Annotation by L.J. Davis, pp. 46-47
    16. The Cultural Contradictions of the G.O.P. by Philip Weiss, pp. 48-57
    17. Story by Rick DeMarinis, pp. 58-60
    18. Criticism by Benjamin Barber, pp. 61-69
    19. Miscellany by Alexander Theroux, pp. 70-76
    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 Nasrollah Kasrdidn
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    February 1988 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Ollie Phillips and Albert B. Dahlquist, pp. 4-12
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 13-16
    3. Harper's Index, p. 17
    4. Readings by William H. Gass, pp. 18-21
    5. The 'That's Old News' Strategy , pp. 22-25
    6. A Short History of Love by Lawrence Stone, pp. 26-32
    7. First We Set up the Chairs by Ariel Dorfman, pp. 33-35
    8. Art and Money by James Stephen George Boggs, pp. 36-38
    9. Gorilla Tales by Donald E. McLeod, pp. 39-41
    10. Hunting in Earnest by Edward Abbey, pp. 42-44
    11. Forum: Hearing Nothing, Saying Nothing by Leslie Cockburn, Joe Conason, Sam Dash, and Walter Karp, ..., pp. 45-57
    12. Annotation by Jamie Fellner, pp. 58-59
    13. Dialogue by I.F. Stone, pp. 60-65
    14. Story by Madison Smartt Bell, pp. 66-72
    15. Eagle Pond Letter by Donald Hall, pp. 73-76
    16. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    18. Cover: Detail of a drawing by Richard Merkin
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    March 1988 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Letters by Arthur L. Liman and Roy DeLamotte, pp. 4-10
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings by Wendell Berry, pp. 19-29
    5. Events in the Skies by Doris Lessing, pp. 30-31
    6. Being There, Writing Here by Clifford Geertz, pp. 32-37
    7. Arabesque by Anton Shammas, pp. 38-44
    8. Essay by Edward Hoagland, pp. 45-54
    9. Story by William Kennedy, pp. 55-64
    10. Report by David Quammen, pp. 65-71
    11. Zurich Letter by Craig S. Karpel, pp. 72-76
    12. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    13. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    14. Cover: Detail of Overseas Highway by Ralston Crawford
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    April 1988 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Letters by Warren B. Rudman and Lee H. Hamilton, pp. 4-10
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-14
    3. Harper's Index, p. 15
    4. Readings by Conor Cruise O'Brien, pp. 16-18
    5. Interrogation Made Easy by John E. Hess, Jr. and Stephen D. Gladis, p. 19
    6. Sensitive Men Unite! , pp. 20-21
    7. Idleness in South Africa by J.M. Coetzee, pp. 22-25
    8. Warhol's Mortal Legacy by Arthur Danto, pp. 26-27
    9. Tangled Up in Bob by Bruce Springsteen, pp. 28-31
    10. Meeting Zappa by Nicolas Slonimsky, pp. 32-33
    11. There Goes Zane by Ray Ring, pp. 34-35
    12. Observing the Observer by Friedrich Durrenmatt, pp. 36-38
    13. Forum: Stranger Than Fiction, p. 39
    14. Beauty-School Blues by Kimberly Flynn, p. 40
    15. Temporary Shelter by Beth Browde, p. 41
    16. Here's Herbie by Mike Feder, pp. 42-44
    17. Heaven and Mr. Taylor by Jeffrey Essmann, pp. 45-46
    18. N by Deborah Margolin, pp. 47-48
    19. Essay by Frederick Turner, pp. 49-55
    20. Annotation by George W.S. Trow, pp. 56-58
    21. Memoir by William Kittredge, pp. 59-69
    22. Revision by Edward W. Said, pp. 70-72
    23. Midi Letter by David Zane Mairowitz, pp. 73-76
    24. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    25. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    26. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Larry Kanfer
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    May 1988 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Letters by Peter Marin and Paul Rusdorf, pp. 4-11
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings, pp. 17-19
    5. Shopping With the Contras by Robert W. Duemling, p. 20
    6. Voice of the Uprising , pp. 20-21
    7. There Is a Limit , pp. 22-25
    8. The Limits of Perestroika by John Kenneth Galbraith and Stanislav Menshikov, ..., p. 26
    9. Golden Arches on Red Square by Petra Kelly, p. 27
    10. Acceptable Risks: Who Decides? by Barry Commoner, pp. 28-31
    11. How to Find a Baby by Cynthia D. Martin, p. 32
    12. The Trial of Allan Bloom by Frank Gannon, pp. 33-35
    13. Eklin on Stanleyness by Stanley Elkin, pp. 36-37
    14. Elective Mutes by Lucie Brock-Broido, pp. 38-40
    15. Essay by Walter Karp, pp. 41-51
    16. Annotation by Fred Kaplan, pp. 52-53
    17. Story by Bob Shacochis, pp. 54-65
    18. McMurdo Station Letter by Barry Lopez, pp. 66-68
    19. Miscellany by Erik Larson, pp. 69-73
    20. Hypotheses by Hans Koning, pp. 74-76
    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 Battle of Cowpens by Oscar de Mejo
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    June 1988 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Letters by David Netzel and Sylvia Day, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Julius Berman, pp. 17-18
    5. The Imprint of Solidarity by Adam Michnik, p. 19
    6. Glasnost Chic by Sasha Bogdanov, pp. 20-24
    7. Tobacco's Smoking Gun? , p. 25
    8. Pat Buchanan, Dog's Best Friend by Patrick J. Buchanan, p. 26
    9. Ticket to a New Decor by Jean-Francois Lyotard, p. 26
    10. Say More---An Introduction by J.D. Salinger, p. 27
    11. Tofigh by Yves Navarre, pp. 28-31
    12. The Coming Triumph of the Free World by Rick DeMarinis, pp. 32-34
    13. On Monuments by Robert Musil, pp. 35-36
    14. A Bad Day for the Young Composer by Ernst Toch, p. 37
    15. Accomodations by Richard Ford, pp. 38-44
    16. Essay by Shelby Steele, pp. 45-53
    17. Annotation by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 54-55
    18. Report by Guillermo Sanchez Borbon, pp. 56-62
    19. Story by Lee K. Abbott, pp. 63-67
    20. Coney Island Letter by Peter Schjeldahl, pp. 68-70
    21. Criticism by Robert Stone, pp. 71-76
    22. Acrostic, pp. 77-79
    23. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    24. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe
  7. [+]
    July 1988 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. Letters by Eric A. Nordlinger and John A. Koten, pp. 4-9
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 10-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Peter Marin, pp. 17-18
    5. A Salvadoran's Plea by Maria Teresa Tula, pp. 19-21
    6. How to Talk to the PLO by Abba Eban, pp. 22-24
    7. Botha's Bible---and Mine by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, p. 25
    8. Banking After the Big One , pp. 26-27
    9. I Sing of Norman P. by Allen Ginsberg, p. 28
    10. In Defense of "Da Butt" by Marcus Miller and Spike Lee, pp. 28-29
    11. Uncle Miltie v. Mass Man by Walter Karp, pp. 30-32
    12. Sneak by Charlie Smith, pp. 33-34
    13. The Credible Word by John Berger, pp. 35-36
    14. In Praise of Degeneration by Sidney Wade, pp. 37-38
    15. Forum: What Is Ours To Defend?, p. 39
    16. A New Strategy to Defend America by Admiral Gene R. La Rocque, pp. 40-43
    17. Nuclear Number Crunching for Radicals by Kenneth Adelman, p. 44
    18. Withdrawal Equals Abandonment of Our Allies by Admiral E.R. Zumwalt Jr., p. 45
    19. A New Fortress America by Gerard C. Smith, p. 46
    20. Not Enough Eggs, and All in One Basket by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., p. 47
    21. Yes, But First Principles First by Ted Galen Carpenter, p. 47
    22. Doing Lenin's Bidding by Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, p. 48
    23. Soothing the High Priests of War Planning by Gwynne Dyer, p. 48
    24. Response by Admiral Gene R. La Rocque, pp. 49-50
    25. Story by Allan Gurganus, pp. 51-59
    26. Gaza Stones by Jon Lee Anderson, pp. 60-66
    27. Criticism by Mark Edmundson, pp. 67-72
    28. Miscellany by Veronica Geng, pp. 73-76
    29. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    30. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    31. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Co Rentmeester
  8. [+]
    August 1988 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by Julian Bond and Christopher Hitchens, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings by Michael Ignatieff, pp. 19-21
    5. Panama: What the Stars Foretell by Chicho Donato, pp. 22-23
    6. Where Were You August 8, 1985? by Robert I. Reynolds and Harold Takooshian, pp. 24-25
    7. Reflections of a Gangbanger , pp. 26-27
    8. A New Theology of Sex , pp. 28-30
    9. The Origins of Anorexia Nervosa by Joan Jacobs Brumberg, p. 31
    10. Elvis Speaks! by Dr. Raymond A. Moody Jr., pp. 32-34
    11. Sherbet by Cornelius Eady, "Racketeer", p. 35
    12. Song and Suffering by Seamus Heaney, pp. 35-38
    13. Small-Hands Chen by Wang Zengqi, pp. 39-42
    14. Forum: Just Like Us? by Arthur Caplan, Gary Francione, and Roger Goldman, ..., pp. 43-53
    15. Annotation by Nick Kotz, pp. 54-55
    16. Criticism by Francisco Goldman, pp. 56-62
    17. Story by Nadine Gordimer, pp. 63-71
    18. Memoir by Richard Ford, 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 a photograph by Elliott Erwitt
  9. [+]
    September 1988 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters by Susan Kenney and Lee K. Abbott, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Jonathan Kozol, pp. 17-18
    5. Leave Your Fur at the Door , p. 19
    6. Against Health Fascism , pp. 20-23
    7. Insider Nukespeak by Steven Kull, pp. 24-27
    8. Seoul With Gas by James Fenton, pp. 28-31
    9. The Ugly Tourist by Jamaica Kincaid, pp. 32-33
    10. Dialectical Materialism by Bruce Weigl, pp. 34-35
    11. Theology by Margaret Atwood, p. 36
    12. Against PCs by Wendell Berry, p. 37
    13. Inheritance by Larry Woiwode, pp. 38-44
    14. Forum: Plotting the Perfect Murder by Sarah Caudwell, Tony Hillerman, and Peter Lovesey, ..., pp. 45-54
    15. Essay by Peter Schneider, pp. 55-60
    16. Story by Don DeLillo, pp. 61-63
    17. Annotation by Alexander Cockburn and Ken Silverstein, pp. 64-66
    18. Report by Fred Reed, pp. 67-73
    19. Miscellany by Peter M. Leschak, pp. 74-76
    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 C. Patricia Williams
  10. [+]
    October 1988 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters by Henry Gonzalez and Jill Counts, pp. 4-8
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 9-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-17
    4. Readings by George Steiner, pp. 18-19
    5. Great Books and Bayonets by Cyrus Veeser, p. 20
    6. Contempt in Court , pp. 21-23
    7. Politics and the Character Factor by Nicholas Xenos, pp. 24-27
    8. Miss Manners Goes to Seoul , pp. 28-29
    9. Zapatos by Filencio Salmon, pp. 30-33
    10. Quabbin by Nicholas Bromell, pp. 34-42
    11. Report by George Feifer, pp. 43-49
    12. Annotation by Michael Zimecki, pp. 50-52
    13. On the Flats by George H. Rosen, pp. 53-58
    14. Nevada Letter by William Kittredge, pp. 59-63
    15. Criticism by William H. Gass, pp. 64-70
    16. Miscellany by Hans Koning, pp. 71-76
    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 a photograph by Bruno Barbey
  11. [+]
    November 1988 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters by Mario Antonio Sandoval and Francisco Goldman, pp. 4-9
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 10-13
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 14-16
    4. Readings by George Kennan, pp. 17-18
    5. George Hits Town by Frank Gannon, p. 19
    6. Just Say No---or Else by P.H. Goldman, pp. 20-21
    7. 'Temptation' and Anti-Semitism by Abraham H. Foxman and Pat Robertson, pp. 22-25
    8. To Run and Win in L.A. , pp. 26-30
    9. 1945: Palestine's Promise by I.F. Stone, p. 31
    10. Sartre: On Writing for One's Age by Jean-Paul Sartre, pp. 32-35
    11. I Was an Infinitely Hot and Dense Dot by Mark Leyner, pp. 36-37
    12. 1988: The Function of Art by Eric Bogosian, p. 38
    13. Music Lessons by Lynda Barry, pp. 38-44
    14. Forum: Lay Pipe, Add Heat, Get Laughs! by Pamela Eells, Maxine Lapiduss, and Sally Lapiduss, ..., pp. 45-56
    15. Report by Robert Stone, pp. 57-67
    16. Miscellany by Frank Conroy, pp. 68-71
    17. Memoir by John Lukacs, pp. 72-80
    18. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 81-83
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 84-86
    20. Cover: Photograph by J.L. Atlan
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    December 1988 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 6-11
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-20
    4. Readings by Greil Marcus, pp. 21-23
    5. The Story of His Life , pp. 24-25
    6. And They'll Smell of Russian Vodka , p. 26
    7. VIP's and Sea Turtles by Allen Neuharth, pp. 27-28
    8. Out of Vietnam by N., p. 29
    9. Economic Justice---For Us and Them by Samuel Bowles, pp. 29-31
    10. Heavy Weather by Jane Feuer, pp. 32-34
    11. A River's Route by Gretel Ehrlich, pp. 35-36
    12. In Our State by Tom Drury, pp. 37-38
    13. The Future as a Cow by Lucie Brock-Broido, pp. 39-42
    14. Memoir by Anthony Cavendish, pp. 43-52
    15. Story by Salman Rushdie, pp. 53-59
    16. Annotation by Veronica Geng, pp. 60-61
    17. The Muses Are Heard by Stanley Elkin, pp. 62-72
    18. Majnoon Letter by Tony Horwitz, pp. 73-76
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
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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
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  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
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