Book Reviews
An eyewitness account of Israeli occupation
By Niall Green, November 17, 2004
When the Bulbul Stopped Singing by Raja Shehadeh, Profile Books Ltd, London, 2003
They Were in Search of Life. Suicide: the Consequences of German Deportation Policies
An indictment of Germany’s refugee policy
By Martin Kreickenbaum, November 1, 2004
They Were in Search of Life. Suicide: the Consequences of German Deportation Policies. (Sie Suchten das Leben. Suizide als Folge Deutscher Abschiebepolitik), Heike Herzog and Eva Wälde, Hamburg/Müns...
Recent older children’s fiction: a new golden age?—Part 3
By Harvey Thompson, September 9, 2004
This is the final article in a three-part series reviewing recent older children’s fiction. Part 1 was published on September 7 and Part 2 was posted September 8.
Recent older children’s fiction: a new golden age?--Part 2
By Harvey Thompson, September 8, 2004
This is the second in a three-part series reviewing recent older children’s fiction. Part 1 was published on September 7.
Recent older children’s fiction: a new golden age?--Part 1
By Harvey Thompson, September 7, 2004
This is the first of a three-part series reviewing recent older children’s fiction.
“Best” short stories of 2003 could do better
By Sandy English, September 6, 2004
The Best American Short Stories 2003, edited by Walter Mosley, New York: Houghton Mifflin
An exposé of dishonest media coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict
By Jean Shaoul, August 21, 2004
Bad News from Israel: Greg Philo and Mike Berry, Pluto Press, London, 2004
Standing up to a right-wing witch hunt
By Nancy Russell, August 13, 2004
The Woman Who Wouldn’t Talk: Why I Refused to Testify Against the Clintons & What I Learned in Jail, by Susan McDougal with Pat Harris. Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York. 2003. Paperback Editi...
Anthony Sampson surveys a transformed Britain 40 years on
Part two
By Robert Stevens, August 4, 2004
Who Runs This Place? The Anatomy of Britain in the 21st Century by Anthony Sampson, published by John Murray
Anthony Sampson surveys a transformed Britain 40 years on
Part one
By Robert Stevens, August 3, 2004
Who Runs This Place? The Anatomy of Britain in the 21st Century, by Anthony Sampson, published by John Murray.
Russian liberal intelligentsia’s view of the Kremlin under Yeltsin and Putin
Tales of a Kremlin Digger, by Elena Tregubova
By Vladimir Volkov, June 23, 2004
The political journalism of post-Soviet Russia has given rise to dozens of books. The majority of them are written in a boring, turgid style. Some are fixated on the latest scandals. Others concentrat...
The enduring significance of the Emancipation Proclamation
By Shannon Jones, June 2, 2004
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, by Allen C. Guelzo (Simon & Schuster, 2004)
