Sexism Across Ages in Two Books and a French Case
A critique of two books on women’s discrimination, tracing origins and social roles from ancient Greece to modern Europe, and a detailed account of Gabrielle Russier’s 1968 case in France. The review condemns double standards, highlights the impact on education and employment, and questions translation quality while urging better translator qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orwell
O'Faolain
Martines
Greece
Byzantium
Rome
Islam
Europe
Gerry- Mander
Gabrielle Russier
England
Australia
France
Haive Deten
Ministry of Education
Dreyfus
G. Pompidou
The Violence on the Beaches and Other Thrillers
Leonard Ward reviews three Harrap thrillers. Diamond Beach by Larry Forrester uses Africa and diamond beaches with a cliffhanger plot and a rogue Royal Navy hero. The Oil Bastards by Philip McCutchan features an Arab oil-ring plot against North Sea rigs with a fiendish death and a vivid antagonist. No Time to Kill by John and Emery Bennett centers on Inspector Borges solving a theft linked murder at a Spanish coast holiday resort with a surprising culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Beach
Larry Forrester
Harrap London
Philip McCutchan
John and Emery Bennett
Africa
Royal Navy
United States
North Sea
Jason Bosk
Casa Felix
Inspector Borges
The Story of Ruth Dayan review
Ruth Davan and Helga Dudman present a intimate memoir style account of Ruth Dayan’s life from Israel’s early years to her divorce from Moshe Dayan. The book blends personal loss, wartime upheaval, and entrepreneurial effort guiding Israel’s craft sector through Maskit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moshe Davan
Amone
Ruth
Ruth Davan
Helga Dudman
Israel
Rath
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Ruth Dayan
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Entrepreneure
Davan
Maskit
Assi
Ruth Cavan
RAPPAPORT AND FRIEDLANDER RETURN IN LURIE NOVEL
Morris Lurie’s Rappaport’s Revenge continues the comic tale of Friedlander and his alter ego Rappaport as they move from Melbourne to London. The author blends satire and sentiment, tracing an Australian artist wannabe who writes blurbs and longs for release, with lively depictions of idiosyncrasy and the neurotic charm of London life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appaport
Friedlander
Morris Lunie
Howev
Frielander
Europe
Lukie
England
London
Charlie Hope
Rappaport
Morris Lurie
Lurie
Will Ingera
Point count chess by Horowitz and Mott-Smith
George Stern reviews the Allen and Unwin edition of a USA 1960 work introducing a point count technique to evaluate chess positions. The system awards or deducts points for center control, development, lines, and structural features, with the net score indicating the stronger side. The reviewer finds the strategic insights valuable but criticizes the method as laborious and imperfect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Horowitz
G. Mott- Smith
Allen and Unwin
Develo
The Mutiny on the Bounty A Portrait of Bligh and Christian
A compact study traces the 1789 mutiny on the Bounty led by Fletcher Christian against Captain William Bligh. It follows Bligh from youth to vice admiral and Christain’s bold, troubled arc while recounting Hough view on motives, voyage details, and the fate of the mutineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Christian
Bounty
William Bligh
Plseats
Bhi
Hydr Pher
James Cook
Bligh
Hough
Chnanan
Christian
Britannia
West Indies
Bii
Mile
Pacific
Cape Horn
Great Barrier Reef
Easter Island
Pitcairn
Tahiti
Rarotonga
Timor
Impression of the Past Royal Engineer Portraits
Alexandra Hastuck reviews a biography of Sir Edmund DuCane who joined the Royal Engineers in 1851. The work offers rare pictures and background but questions the art and vision, noting DuCane as an earnest yet tentative painter amid Western Australian pioneering life. It also notes two Fontana paperbacks with Florence and The South of France as useful companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Hastuck
Sir Edmund DuCane
Western Australia
Royal Engineers
West
DuCane
Lady Hasluck
du Cane
Fontana
Florence
Eve Borsock
France
Archibald Lyall
Western
Australia
England
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God
Julia O'Faolain
Laura Martines
Temple Smurés
Sults
Gabrielle Rossier
Nemone Lethfridge
Gallance
Thelwell
Eyre Methuen
Leonard Ward
Count de Sade
Messrs
Harrap
John Philip
Rappaport's
Ay Morris Lurie
Angus and Robertson
Malcolm Pettigrove
George Stern
USA
Theatre Centre Gallery
Sunda
Kentley
Spm
He Pee Sey
Nolan
Cassab
Blackman
Seleman
Streeten
Friend
Bezing
Canberra
Theatre Centre
Mary
Far East
Joa Han
Hhi
Christian Om
Polynesia
Royal Engineer
Alexandra Hastuck
Maurice Dunlevy
Thalwell
Edy
Clare Calla
Patrick White
Morris Wert
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