Despair and Identity in Rhodesia by Lawrence Wambe
The review covers Lawrence Wambe's bitter account of Shona history and the Mashona Rebellion, tracing his life from Rhodesia to London where he critiqued colonial policy. Doris Lessing calls the book painful, while Wambe notes alienation from his people and a quest to recover heritage amid UDI pressures and Pearce Commission debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Central Africa
Mashoganyika
Mashonaland
Doris Lessing
Colony
Rhodesia
Wambe
Lobengula
Cecil Rhodes
Kraals
Africa
Lawrence Wambe
Mashona
Mashonganyika
UDI
Pearce Commission
Review of Shaw Neilson biography and Singer collection
A Maxima of facts on Shaw Neilsen and his poets is detailed in a new biography by Hugh Anderson and Lo I Blake, outlining the poet’s hardships and familial background. It contrasts the myth of the untutored artist with careful historical context and includes maps and photographs, noting some editorial flaws. A second focus reviews Isaac Bashevis Singer’s A Friend of Kafka and Other Stories, praising the strongest pieces Pigeons and the title piece for their realism and craft while noting a broader shift toward contemporary realism in the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw Neilson
Neilson
Coleridge
Anderson
Blake
Pooly
James Devaney
Devaney
Seathind
Australia
Isa
Shaw
Varias
Victorian
Penola
Latin Shaw Neilson
John Neilson
Margaret McKinnon
Steele Rudd
Mechanics’ Institutes
Neilsen
Singer
Munly diaries reveal a Victorian fetishist's private life
A critical look at A J Munry's long life through diaries 1828 to 1910. The book edits 1859 to 1898 entries, detailing his fascination with working women and a secret marriage to Hannah Cullwick. The reviewer notes psychological tension, social context, and potential use as a historical source despite sensational elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munby
Hudson
Munohy
Arthur Munby
Wigan
Brittany
London
Kitchener
Lewis Carroll
Humberfish
Darwin
Freud
Mundy
Hannah
England
France
The Almanac of American Politics 1972 review
A concise critique of The Almanac of American Politics volume detailing its itemized Congress records. It notes the work by Barone Aji ois Matthews, its maps and district histories, committee listings, and extensive data on outlays, voters, and elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Byichael Barone
Grant Ajiois
Douglas Matthews Acmillan
Senate
House
Ralph Nader
Can they dismount from the tiger
Warbey's Ho Chi Minh book criticizes Western and British policy on Vietnam, labeling it biased and out of date. It attacks Johnson and Nixon while praising Ho and de Gaulle, with a focus on imperial continuities, Geneva outcomes, and the uncertain end of the war. The reviewer notes lack of objectivity, occasional clichés, and missing appendices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
U Thant
Roosevelt
Chou Falai
Dulles
Khushchev
Eden
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Kennedy
Hitler
Fden
Wilson
Lewis The Navigators and Early Colonial Furniture
A fragmentary note mentions Craig ef ab Early Colonial Furniture in New South Wales and Was Diemen's Land. The text references Morgan the Rolla and Royal Story and ties to the Australian Home Journal Cookbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
New South Wales
Diemen's Land
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Awrence Vambe
Perel
Federation of Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Chishawasha
Salisbury
South Africa
S. & Richardson
Vanthe
By Dorothy Green
John Shaw Neelson
Hugh Anderson
Lo I. Blake
Rigby
Academe
Whi
Nelson
Janes Deesaney
Aoman
Mit
Kafka
Cape
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Rabbis
Poland
United States
Isaac Warshavsky
Eastern
Europe
John Shaw Neilson
Munry
Man OF Two Worlds
Derek Huedgen
John Murray
A. J. Munry
Hannah Cullwick
Cinderella
Grim
Browning
Rossetti
Swinburne
Munichy
Almanac of US Politics
The
ZYG
By Donald D. Leslie
HO Chi Minh
Vietnam
William Warbey
Merlin Press
George McGovern
Hanoi
Nixon
Ep. Chomsky
Pentagon
BHC
Warbey
Britain
Attlee
Bevan
Stewart
America
McGovern
Eisenhower
Brezhnev
Chou
Diem
Warhey
Russia
China
Korea
Filen
Swigen
Warbes
Mao
Stalin
Asia
Bao Dai
South Vietnam
la Pira
Florence
Peking
Moscow
Lewis
Hancock
Sedgwick
Farly Cars
Morgan
Rolla and Royal Story
Australian Home Journal
Thelpell
the Effluent Society
Canberra City
Framing & Mounting & Art Printing Company
Green Door Picture Framing Co
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