America's Rural Revival

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In Essence

"Bargaining for Social Rights: Unions and the Reemergence of Welfare Capitalism, 1945–1952" by Michael K. Brown, in Political Science Quarterly (Winter 1997–98), Academy of Political Science, 475 Riverside Dr., Ste. 1274, New York, N.Y. 10115–1274.

"Party Hoppers" by Paul Starobin, in National Journal (Feb. 7, 1998), 1501 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

"Party Hoppers" by Paul Starobin, in National Journal (Feb. 7, 1998), 1501 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

"An Inner Circle of One: Woodrow Wilson and His Advisers" by Robert W. Tucker, in The National Interest (Spring 1998), 1112 16th St. N.W., Ste. 540, Washington, D.C. 20036.

"The Sexual Behavior of American GIs during the Early Years of the Occupation of Germany" by John Willoughby, in The Journal of Military History (Jan. 1998), Society for Military History, George C. Marshall Library, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. 24450–1600.

"The ‘Velvet’ Revolution in Military Affairs" by John Arquilla, in World Policy Journal (Winter 1997–98), World Policy Institute, New School for Social Research, 65 Fifth Ave., Ste. 413, New York, N.Y. 10003.

"The Computer and the Economy" by Alan S. Blinder and Richard E. Quandt, in The Atlantic Monthly (Dec. 1997), 77 N. Washington St., Boston, Mass. 02114; "Where’s the Productivity Growth (from the Information Technology Revolution)?" by Donald S. Allen, in Review (Mar.–Apr. 1997), Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis, Public Affairs Dept., P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Mo. 63166–0442.

"Has NAFTA Changed North American Trade?" by David M. Gould, in Economic Review (First Quarter, 1998), Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, P.O. Box 655906, Dallas, Texas 75265–5906.

"Cultural Relativism as Ideology" by Dennis H. Wrong, in Critical Review (Spring 1997), Yale Stn. Box 205416, New Haven, Conn. 06520.

"Shrinking Cities" by Witold Rybczynski and Peter Linneman, in Wharton Real Estate Review (Fall 1997), Wharton Real Estate Center, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 313 Lauder-Fischer Hall, Third Floor, 256 S. 37th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104–6330.

"The Tocqueville Problem" by Theda Skocpol, in Social Science History (Winter 1997), 905 W. Main St., Ste. 18-B, Box 90660, Durham, N.C. 27708–0660.

"Profits in Site?" by Scott Kirsner, in American Journalism Review (Dec. 1997), 8701 Adelphi Rd., Adelphi, Md. 20783–1716.

"The Post-Puritan Paradigm of Early American Religious History" by Charles L. Cohen, in The William and Mary Quarterly (Oct. 1997), Box 8781, Williamsburg, Va. 23187–8781.

"Lord Acton’s Ordeal: The Historian and Moral Judgment" by Perez Zagorin, in The Virginia Quarterly Review (Winter 1998), One West Range, Charlottesville, Va. 22903.

"Burial of Radioactive Waste under the Seabed" by Charles D. Hollister and Steven Nadis, in Scientific American (Jan. 1998), 415 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017–1111.

"Surfing the Solar System" by Michael Milstein, in Air & Space (Dec. 1997–Jan. 1998), 370 L’Enfant Promenade S.W., 10th Fl., Washington, D.C. 20024.

"Scientists Who Fund Themselves" by Jon Cohen, in Science (Jan. 9, 1998), 1200 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

"Beam It Down" by Martin I. Hoffert and Seth D. Potter, in Technology Review (Oct. 1997), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bldg. W59, Cambridge, Mass. 02139.

"Echo and Narcissus: The Fearful Logic of Postmodern Thought" by David Bosworth, in The Georgia Review (Fall 1997), Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 30602–9009.

"The Prosaic Willa Cather" by James Seaton, in The American Scholar (Winter 1998), 1811 Q St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009.

"An American Singer" by Peter G. Davis, in The Yale Review (Oct. 1997), Yale Univ.,
P.O. Box 208243, New Haven, Conn. 06520-8243.

"The Dalai Lama’s Dilemma" by Melvyn C. Goldstein, in Foreign Affairs (Jan.–Feb. 1998), 58 E. 68th St., New York, N.Y. 10021.

"Towards the Army of the Future: Domestic Politics and the End of Conscription in France" by J. Justin McKenna, in West European Politics (Oct. 1997), Frank Cass and Co. Ltd., Newbury House, 900 Eastern Ave., London IG2 7HH, England.

"Disarmed and Dangerous" by Anatol Lieven, in The New Republic (Dec. 22, 1997), 1220 19th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

Book Reviews

PILLAR OF FIRE: America in the King Years, 1963-65. By Taylor Branch. Simon & Schuster. 746 pp. $30

By Apollonios Rhodios. Translated, with introduction, commentary, and glossary, by Peter Green. Univ. of California Press. 474 pp. $60 cloth, $14.95 paper

By Henry Mitchell. Indiana Univ. Press. 272 pp. $24.95

Essays

Defying all predictions, rural America is coming back. What's behind the sudden influx of people and businesses, and will it ruin what's cherished most?

Kenneth M. Johnson & Calvin L. Beale

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov is a potential successor to Boris Yeltsin. But will his urban corporatism solve his country's economic woes?

Blair A. Ruble

A movement to dismantle Italy’s elaborate corporatist state is under way in Rome, but the outcome is far from certain.

John Hooper

Clothes don't make the dance, but they do reveal a lot about the art's evolution since the 17th century.

Joyce Morgenroth

The poetry of Pablo Neruda selected and introduced by Edward Hirsch

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