Mark Twain and Male Friendship: The Twichell, Howells and Rogers Friendships
The impact of three significant relationships on the ‘father of US literature’ fascinates J. D. Stahl
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A Grammar of Murder: Violent Scenes and Film Form
The prominence of murder and violence in cinema is a well-researched and substantially described area of film studies. However, even though the many publications on the topic – mostly focusing on...
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The Historical Novel
Is the historical novel in vogue as never before? Five of the six books on the 2009 Man Booker Prize shortlist were in the historical category. From the richly painted Tudor world of Hilary Mantel’s...
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? = Review forthcomingBusiness and managementl Business Practices in Southeast Asia: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Theravada Buddhist CountriesBy Scott A. Hipsher, professor of business, Anaheim...
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Book of the week: The Infinity of Lists
Umberto Eco's faintly fanatical offering fascinates Simon Blackburn
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Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays
Ironically, this provocative book would make a great stocking-filler, writes Michelle Baddeley
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The Politics of Alcohol: A History of the Drink Question in England
James Nicholls' excellent book focuses on alcohol legislation in England. This focus was chosen primarily for reasons of space, he says, but reference is also made to drinking cultures and government...
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The Canon: The Arcades Project. By Walter Benjamin
In the late 1920s, Walter Benjamin decided to pursue an ambitious project: a study of Paris, capital of the 19th-century world, with particular emphasis on what he believed was its quintessential...
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Playing the Fool: Subversive Laughter in Troubled Times
The use of humour to disguise an intellectual challenge is an effective ruse, says Peter J. Smith
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Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn
Ayala Fader's Mitzvah Girls is a rigorous ethnographic study of the education of Hasidic girls in Brooklyn. It is entertaining and engaging, combining personal accounts and subjective prose with...
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Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age
Before reviewing John Burnham's thoughtful book, let us review the ߣߣÊÓƵ books editor. That lady suggested to your reviewer, a former RAF and airline pilot, that this book, Accident...
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The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
Judith Weingarten delights in the life of a leader who tested Romans with his battles and intrigues
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Borderline Citizens: Women, Gender, and Political Culture in Britain, 1815-1867
Caroline Franklin finds a useful correction to misconceived stereotypes of Victorian women
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Ethics and Politics in Modern American Poetry
The modern academy’s Department of English has fractured the voice of modern American poetry: one voice for poems, another for discussion. T.?S. Eliot could moan about not being Prince Hamlet, claim...
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A very special lunch
One of the university's best-loved traditions was revived last week in the snack bar of Michael Gove College when some of our most senior administrative staff reversed their usual roles and spent...