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… this book is destined to become one of the standard studies of 18th-century France. Poisoning the Minds of the … terms. Although slightly exaggerated, the claim nonetheless points us toward a fresh— postmodern—view of the literature … and admiration. Tomcat In Love , by Tim O’Brien. Broadway $26 Tim O’Brien’s new book is a tunny, occasionally moving …

… War Against the Intellect , Roger Kimball’s Tenured Radicals , and Dinesh D’Souza’s Illiberal Education . By turning … and culturally imperialist this business of standards has become. “Whose standards? Whose truth?” he keeps implying as … champion: “. . .to understand the nature and complexity of American culture, it is crucial to study and …

… of a treatise on differential calculus. His own law studies had been interrupted by the Seven Years War with Great … thrice removed, Francois de Bronac, comte de Bougainville, points out that his ancestor “formed the project of the … into tears and confessed. She was a penniless orphan of 26 and had disguised herself as a young man to earn her …

… a mistake to believe that the strength of a nation is embodied in its power? National strength, it seems to me, … Swiss Republic. In August 1291, representatives of three communities in the Swiss Alps met and swore an oath of … be subject to the laws of his creator, . . .(and) in all points conform to his maker’s will. “This will of his maker …

… cultural diversity, and material progress based on a combination of free enterprise with social welfare, Soviet … help but be aware that once anti-colonial resentments have died away, the high living standards and technological … the outside world with suspicion and distrust. Additional points of anxiety for the Soviet Union are the growing …