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Being Eccentric And British
In Search of the English Eccentric. Henry Hemmings. John Murray. [pounds sterling]16.99. xi + 320 pages. ISBN 978-0-7195-2212-3. The English or,...
Contemporary Review, 09/22/09 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
Harold Pinter 1930-2008 - a tale of two lives
THE death of Harold Pinter at the age of seventy-eight late last year brought an end to one of the most dramatic careers in world literature. In...
Contemporary Review, 06/22/09 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
The Decline Of Campaigning Journalism
Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media. Nick Davies. Chatto & Windus. [pounds...
Contemporary Review, 03/22/09 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
Yasmina Reza: from 'Art' to 'The God of Carnage'
THERE'S a moment in Dawn, Dusk or Night, a detailed chronicle of Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign for the French Presidency in 2007, where the future...
Contemporary Review, 03/22/09 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
Censorship in today's Britain
Freedom's Frontier: Censorship in Modern Britain. Donald Thomas. John Murray. [pounds sterling]30.00. xv + 400 pages. ISBN 978-0-7195-5733-0....
Contemporary Review, 03/22/08 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
1968—the revolution that didn't happen
The Spirit of '68: Rebellion in Western Europe and North America, 1956-1976. Gerd-Rainer Horn. Oxford University Press. [pounds sterling]35.00. 254...
Contemporary Review, 12/22/07 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
The 1984-85 miners' strike—and after
When Arthur Met Maggie. Patrick Hannan. Seren. [pounds sterling]9.99 p.b. 196 pages. ISBN 1-85411-422-0. When Arthur Met Maggie. Patrick Hannan....
Contemporary Review, 06/22/07 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
Bob Dylan and the ageing of the West
THE West is getting older fast, the result of fewer babies and longer life. Today, life expectancy throughout the Western world is around 80 years,...
Contemporary Review, 12/22/06 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
Do we need intellectuals?
IF we are honest, most of us would probably agree that we find intellectuals absolutely insufferable. The only exceptions to this general rule are...
Contemporary Review, 09/22/06 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication -
Allen Lane and the Penguin revolution
Penguin Special: The Life and Times of Allen Lane. Jeremy Lewis. Viking. [pounds sterling]25.00. xii + 484 pages. ISBN 0-670-91485-1. Penguin...
Contemporary Review, 10/01/05 by Michael Karwowski · More from publication
