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February 13, 1986 Issue
- 15 Articles
[+]
A New Philosophy of Defense
(Review)
George F. Kennan
, pp. 3-6
Making Europe Unconquerable, by Gene Sharp
Making Europe Unconquerable
by Gene Sharp
[+]
American Jeremiah
(Review)
David Brion Davis
, pp. 7-8
Reinhold Niebuhr: A Biography, by Richard Wightman Fox
Reinhold Niebuhr: A Biography
by Richard Wightman Fox
[+]
The Aweful Fate of Frederick the Great
(Review)
John Keegan
, pp. 9-10
Frederick the Great, by Christopher Duffy
Frederick the Great
by Christopher Duffy
[+]
Poet for a Dark Age
(4 Reviews)
Brad Leithauser
, pp. 11-14
A Summoning of Stones, by Anthony Hecht
A Summoning of Stones
by Anthony Hecht
The Hard Hours
by Anthony Hecht
Millions of Strange Shadows
by Anthony Hecht
The Venetian Vespers
by Anthony Hecht
The Sayings of Rabbi Kahane
Robert I. Friedman
, pp. 15-20
[+]
The Historical Jesus
(Review)
J.M. Cameron
, pp. 21-22
Jesus Through the Centuries, by Jaroslav Pelikan
Jesus Through the Centuries
by Jaroslav Pelikan
The Writer's Imagination and the Imagination of the State
Norman Mailer and Nadine Gordimer
, pp. 23-25
Two Views
Jane Austen in Japan
Robert M. Adams
, pp. 26-27
[+]
A New Year Roundup
(Review)
Robert Craft
, pp. 28-30
Vidal in Venice, by Gore Vidal and George Armstrong
Vidal in Venice
by Gore Vidal and George Armstrong
[+]
The Right Historical Stuff
(Review)
Noel Annan
, pp. 31-33
F.W. Maitland, by G.R. Elton
F.W. Maitland
by G.R. Elton
Keeping the Lid On
Murray Kempton
, p. 34
[+]
The Decline of Higher Learning
(11 Reviews)
Andrew Hacker
, pp. 35-42
American Professors, by Howard R. Bowen and Jack H. Schuster
American Professors
by Howard R. Bowen and Jack H. Schuster
The American Academic Profession
by Martin J. Finkelstein
None of the Above
by David Owen
Terminal Degrees
by Emily K. Abel
Liberating Education
by Zelda F. Gamson
The Lecherous Professor
by Billie Wright Dziech and Linda Weiner
Mastering the Techniques of Teaching
by Joseph Lowman
Selective Guide to Colleges
by Edward B. Fiske
The Zero-Sum Solution
by Lester Thurow
To Reclaim a Legacy
by William J. Bennett
Integrity in the College Curriculum
by Frederick Rudolph
The Morality of Abortion
Jim Stone and Jonathan Glover
, p. 43
An Exchange
Letters
Joanne Landy, Steven Becker, Edward Asner, and Jiri Dienstbier, ...
, pp. 44-48
Cover Drawing
David Levine
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