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ENDNOTES: Sir Hubert Parry and Season Songs
ENDNOTES Sir Hubert Parry and Season Songs STUART MILLSON Elgar is usually credited as the progenitor of the English musical renascence, and it is certainly the case that his Enigma Variations and The Dream of Gerontius placed our music on … Continue reading
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Middle Earth v. Duniverse
Middle Earth v. Duniverse – the different worlds of Tolkien and Herbert MARK WEGIERSKI compares and contrasts two of the 20th century’s most successful fantasy writers J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) and Frank Herbert (1920-1986) wrote works that are among … Continue reading
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Tagged Dune, Frank Herbert, J R R Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Mark Wegierski
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George Bellows – Modern American Life
George Bellows – Modern American Life Royal Academy, until 9th June 2013 DEREK TURNER George Bellows (1882-1925) is among the best-known of modern American artists, who made an extraordinarily varied contribution to America’s culture and self-image in the space of … Continue reading
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One and three-quarter cheers for Mrs. T.
One and three-quarter cheers for Mrs. T. ALLAN POND surveys a mixed legacy Mrs Thatcher now rests in peace, the crowds have dispersed and the rent-a-mob have furled up their banners and put away their stink bombs for another occasion. … Continue reading
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Colour (and culture) clashes
Colour (and culture) clashes ROBERT HENDERSON reviews a global survey of racial and cultural confrontations Ethnic Conflicts Tatu Vanhanen, Ulster Institute for Public Research, 326 pps, £23 hb, £18 pb This is not a book designed for easy bedtime reading. It is … Continue reading
Famous last words
Famous last words PAUL WOOD remembers how past PMs passed Margaret Thatcher’s death makes me want to sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the deaths of Prime Ministers. The Prime Minister whose death I most often think … Continue reading
Twentieth century sociology – made (mostly) in America
Twentieth century sociology – made (mostly) in America STODDARD MARTIN traces the American origins of European social research Transatlantic History of the Social Sciences: Robber Barons, the Third Reich and the Invention of Empirical Social Research Christian Fleck (2007), trans. … Continue reading
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Waving goodbye to Maggie
Waving goodbye to Maggie PAUL WOOD remembers the remarkable woman who shaped his generation I felt very old when I read an interview this morning with Margaret Thatcher’s nemesis, Michael Heseltine, and saw that “Tarzan” is now 80. And now, … Continue reading
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On “Orientalism”
On “Orientalism” HENRY HOPWOOD-PHILLIPS revisits Edward Said’s famous post-colonial polemic and finds it seriously wanting In 1963 Dr Abdel-Malik caused shock waves in the field of Oriental Studies when he claimed that it was ‘Europocentric’, paying insufficient attention to the … Continue reading
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The Rise of UKIP and the Right
The Rise of UKIP and the Right ALASTAIR PAYNTER wonders whether UKIP is now the real conservative party The assumed certainties of national politics have in recent times begun to look rather less assured. The stolid three party status quo … Continue reading
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