On Native Grounds On Native Grounds
Alan Taylor's Divided Ground examines how land-grabbing settlers destroyed Indian society and how postrevolutionary politicians speeded their demise.
May 4, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Sloppy Seconds Sloppy Seconds
The plagiarism flap over Opal Mehta is essentially a story about clichés and stereotypes passing from one subliterary commercial product to another.
May 4, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
John Kenneth Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith
Longtime Nation Associate John Kenneth Galbraith is best remembered not only as a New Dealer, old-line liberal or Keynesian economist but as a contrarian and independent thinker.
May 4, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Jane Jacobs’s Genius Jane Jacobs’s Genius
A tribute to Jane Jacobs's extraordinary vision of urban life and her passionate care for people and places.
May 1, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Roberta Brandes Gratz and Stephen A. Goldsmith
From Piety to Politics From Piety to Politics
Three new books examine the distinctions between religious and political Islam.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mahmood Mamdani
Behind Enemy Lines Behind Enemy Lines
New scholarship sheds light on Osama bin Laden's rhetoric, charisma and complex religious and political vision.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raffi Khatchadourian
Bob Dylan and Nostalgia of Patriarchy Bob Dylan and Nostalgia of Patriarchy
A new generation of fans admires his music but does not see him as a prophet.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Beckett at 100 Beckett at 100
No playwright has given plainer witness to the planet's most violent century or borne such loving witness to the dispossessed.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Margaret Spillane
Songs of Protest Songs of Protest
As the war in Iraq causes more devastation, courageous musicians are using song to move a nation.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Night on Earth Night on Earth
Reviews of The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The Notorious Bettie Page and Sir! No Sir!
Apr 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans