Toynbee's Study of History reissued with revisions and notes
Review of Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History in a revised abridgement by Toynbee and Caplan. The essay notes the volume's vast scope, new material, and illustrations while criticizing language opacity and dense prose. It discusses Toynbee's philosophy of history, love as a moral theme, and the tension between individual freedom and social interdependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rofessor Toynbees
D.C. Somervell
Arnold Toynbee
Oxford University Press
Thames
Udsort
Toynber
Taree
Schrag attacks Walt Disney in Harper’s Magazine critique
The text describes Schrag’s controversial Harper’s piece branding Disney’s empire as problematic, calling out racial and cultural stereotypes, and urging readers to reassess popular culture. It notes Schrag’s argument that Disney’s influence reflects broader power structures, with implications for American society and media.
The Over-Grazed Pasture and the UNCHEL Agenda
A critical review of the UNCHEL 1972 conference at Stockholm through Friends of the Earth. It argues that the core emphasis on survival politics overshadows humane impacts and questions the feasibility of a no growth ethos. The piece uses the tragedy of the commons analogy to critique governance and sovereignty in dealing with global resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Earth
FOE
United Neons
Unchel
Stoxholm
Earth
US Bureau of Mines
Leven
The Bird of Night by Susan Hill review
Maurice Dunlevy reviews The Bird of Night noting its focus on the genius madness line through Francie Croft. He praises Hill for a quiet traditional character study with controlled imagery and a steady narrative voice, while acknowledging ambition in the final scope. The novel centers on the relationship between Croft and an octogenarian Egyptologist narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francie Croft
Francis
Tate
Croft
Venice
Atlantic
Susan Will
Hemeen
Sylvia Plath
Robert Ine
Johm Berryman
Indred Took
Miss Hill
Wrata
Bantle for the Environment by Tony Aldous review
A Times environmental feature praises Bantle for the Environment a collection of British ecological essays. It surveys the Department of the Environment, urban traffic issues in London, conservation efforts, pollution, and the struggle to repair ravages already wrought.
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Hay
Tony Aldous
Fontana
Uhis Hook
Ve the Times
Britain
Department of the Environment
London
Beck
Mary St
The Caesars The Roman Empire and its Rulers review
A critical survey of Roman emperors from Augustus to Diocletian and Constantine. The reviewer notes the era’s violence and splendor, praising Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius while tracing decline under later rulers. The book aims at lay readers, offering a compact, engaging overview within 200 pages and highlighting how Rome’s fate shaped later history.
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Roman Empire
Cal Wla
Nero
Elagahaliss
Augusius
Hadrian
Constantine
Constantinople
Poetic Change in Thomso Shapcott’s Recent Work
A 1995 review surveys Thomso Shapcott’s evolution after three years since his last book Begin With Walking. It discusses shifts toward open form, the influence of readers and younger poets, and the use of sequence structures to sculpt vivid portraits and life stages. Includes evaluation of Miss Sarah, Kerri, Woman in a Room, and Brisbane Walking, with notes on Mankind's Spies and Graeme Kiross Smith's anthology.
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Australia
Jan Masaryk
Taenbee
Thomso Shapeott
Tasarisen
Shapcott
Thas
Vale
Shapcolt
Sau
Shapcatt
Sarah
Kerri
Kerrin
Brisbane
Norah Rin
Hase
Graeme Kiross Smith
Rne
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Bris Jane Caplan
Ailutahiem
L. J. Downer
Toorhee
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Peter Soniuey
Prudelney Poul
Galery
Harton
Schrag
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Wasa Ob
Neshiylt
Ali
Vinden
Aevievament
Americeim
Schrax
Ellie
Walt Disney
Amd
Schrae
Harper's Magnaine
Finphy
Mimi
David McKee
Adelard Schuman
Ovey One Larue
Pohines
Farth
Shelagh E. Millar
Shepherds' Benevolent Association
United Nations
Shepherds
Edge OF
Sanity
Susan Hill
Amity Hamilton
Maurice Dunlevy
Busan Hi
Chifley Library
Kaj Beckitan
Mont
Facity
Juvena
Rome
Gowip
Bynes
Atricy Aywell
Henry Marsh
David Wid Charles
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Tyherus
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Stexe
Viverois
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Eael
Cinta
Varios
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Thimias W. Shapcot
University of Queensland Press
Graeme Kinross
Cassell
Geoff Page
Charles Blackman
Law Lecture
Fellows Road
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We. Pernen
Japan
Lachires
GC Ailen
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Universiy
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Allente
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Inpem
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