Christmas Reading, by Colin Hughes, MARXISM TODAY

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The Child in Time, by Ian McEwan

by Colin Hughes

Marxism Today, December 1987, pp. 50-55

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    January 1987 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Focus by Charles Wheeler, p. 2
    2. Banking with Botha, pp. 3-6
    3. Philippines, pp. 7-8
    4. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, p. 9
    5. Letters, pp. 10-11
    6. Love in a Cold Climate by Jeffrey Weeks, pp. 12-17
    7. The Sid in Us All by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 18-23
    8. The Cult of the Gun by Fred Halliday, pp. 24-30
    9. Band Aid: Is That It by Noll Scott, pp. 31-33
    10. The Community of Women by Catherine Hoskyns, pp. 34-37
    11. White-flannelled workers by Stephen Wagg, p. 38
    12. The Art of Deadline by Brian Sedgmore, pp. 39-41
    13. Disposing of the Raj by Janie Glen, pp. 42-43
    14. Channel 5 Choice by Martin Pople, pp. 44-46
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      Down and Out by John Lloyd, p. 47 - 1 Review
      1. The End of the Street by Linda Melvern
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      Beyond the Boundary by George Shire, p. 48 - 1 Review
      1. Shattering Illusions by Trevor Carter
    17. [+]
      Damaged Goods by Martin Ince, p. 48 - 1 Review
      1. Sinclair and the "Sunrise" Technology by Ian Adamson and Richard Kennedy
    18. [+]
      Guarded Optimism by Mary McAuley, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. The Waking Giant by Martin Walker
    19. [+]
      Political Communications by Malcolm Rutherford, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Political Communications by Ivor Crewe and Martin Harrop
    20. [+]
      Setting the Record Straight by Margot Heinemann, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. The Signal Was Spain by Jim Fyrth
    21. [+]
      A Sailor's Tale by Diane Dixon, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    22. [+]
      Watching Protectors by Andy Mawson, pp. 49-52 - 1 Review
      1. News Out of Africa: Biafra to Band Aid by Paul Harrison and Robin Palmer
    23. Update, pp. 53-55
    24. Close-Up by Melissa Benn, pp. 56-58
    25. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
  2. [+]
    February 1987 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-8
    2. Letters, p. 9
    3. Charge of the Light Brigade by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 10-13
    4. The Gorbachev Revolution by Fedor Burlatsky, pp. 14-19
    5. Unions: Fit for Active Service by Tony Lane, pp. 20-23
    6. Labour Shores up its Defence by Jon Bloomfield, pp. 24-28
    7. Master of Arts by Eric Hobsbawm, p. 29
    8. Living in Fear of Feelings by Elena Lieven, pp. 30-33
    9. Shadowy Guerrillas of the Fringe by Brian McNair, p. 34
    10. The Subversive Laugh? by Stephen Wagg, pp. 35-36
    11. Love Tokens by Rosemary Betterton, pp. 37-40
    12. 60 Years in the Cultural Crossfire by Andy Croft, pp. 41-42
    13. [+]
      Time to Come Clean by Bernard Crick, p. 43 - 1 Review
      1. Choose Freedom by Roy Hattersley
    14. [+]
      Slippery Customer by Jill Tweedie, p. 44 - 1 Review
      1. Abortion: The Whole Story by Mary Kenny
    15. [+]
      Appliance of Science by Fred Steward, p. 44 - 1 Review
      1. The Politics of British Science by Martin Ince
    16. [+]
      Open Doors to China and Tibet by John Gittings, p. 45 - 5 Reviews
      1. Breakfast with Mao by Alan Winnington
      2. China: A Travel Survival Kit by Robert Strauss and Michael J. Buckley
      3. Tibet: A Travel Survival Kit by Michael J. Buckley and Robert Strauss
      4. A Guide to Tibet by Elizabeth B. Booz
      5. The Rough Guide to China by Catharine Sanders, Chris Stewart, and Rhonda Evans, ...
    17. [+]
      Trekks in Foreign Parts by Michelene Wandor, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. In Trouble Again
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      Travellers Tracts by David Brazil, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. A Book of Travellers' Tales by Eric Newby
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      New York, New York by Anya Schiffrin, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. Rough Guide to New York by Martin Dunsford and Jack Holland
    20. [+]
      The Itch by Steve Iliffe, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review
      1. Travellers' Health by Richard Dawood
    21. Close-Up by Bob Lumley, pp. 48-50
    22. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
  3. [+]
    March 1987 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Focus by Martin Kettle, p. 2
    2. British Telecom Strike , pp. 3-4
    3. Moscow Moves , pp. 5-6
    4. Liberace , pp. 7-9
    5. Letters, pp. 10-11
    6. The Great Divide, pp. 12-19
    7. A Taste of Currie by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 20-25
    8. Election Voices, pp. 26-29
    9. The New Nostolgia by David Edgar, pp. 30-35
    10. 20 Years of Women's Choice by Alison Frater, pp. 36-39
    11. A Tale of Wapping Wode by Mike Power and Helen Hague, pp. 40-43
    12. ---, pp. 44-51
    13. Channel5Choice by Hang Wangford, pp. 52-54
    14. The Queen is Dead by Derek Kartun, pp. 55-59
    15. Comment, p. 60
    16. Update, pp. 61-63
    17. Close-Up by George Joffe, pp. 64-66
    18. Cover Design, Photo by Keith Ablitt and John Sturrock
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    April 1987 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-8
    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, p. 9
    3. Letters, pp. 10-11
    4. Labour's Pain, Alliance Pleasure by Sarah Benton, pp. 12-17
    5. In the Land of the Dispossessed by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 18-25
    6. Sisters and Slogans by Melissa Benn, pp. 26-29
    7. Class War and After by Ernesto Laclau, pp. 30-33
    8. Regulating the Media Maelstrom by Brian McNair, pp. 34-37
    9. Press Ups and Downs by Bob Woffinden, p. 38
    10. Warhol---Image and Substance by Richard Dyer, pp. 39-40
    11. How Football Can Bounce Back by Kate Hoey, pp. 41-43
    12. Oh Superman! by Roger Sabin, pp. 44-45
    13. Channel 5 Choice by Karim Alzawi, p. 46
    14. Grunts on the Way to Hell by Martin Sutton, p. 46
    15. Software's Hard Sell by Tom Conlon, p. 47
    16. Slovene Stompers by Martin Pople, pp. 47-48
    17. [+]
      Meltdown by Malcolm Rutherford, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. The Iron Ladies by Beatrix Campbell
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      Job Count by Gareth Rees, p. 50 - 1 Review
      1. The Geography of De-Industrialisation by Ron Martin and Bob Rowthorn
    19. [+]
      Distant Thunder by Anita Desai, p. 50 - 1 Review
      1. Truth Tales
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      Unlikely Heroes by Andrew Graham-Yooll, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. The Land that Lost Its Heroes by Jimmy Burns
    21. [+]
      Questions of Sexuality by Janice Winship, p. 51 - 2 Reviews
      1. Sexuality: A Reader by Susan Ardill and Sue O'Sullivan
      2. The Cultural Construction of Sexuality by Pat Caplan
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      Family History by Catherine Belsey, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. Family Fortunes by Leonore Davidoff and Catherine Hall
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      Early in Arcadia by Sarah Lefanu, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. Early in Orcadia by Naomi Mitchison
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      Ordinary Conflicts, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
      1. Troubled Land by Paul Graham
    25. Update, pp. 53-55
    26. Close-Up by Peter Wilby, pp. 56-58
    27. Cover Design, Photography by Keith Ablitt and Ian McKinnell
    28. Gramsci 87 by Martin Jacques
    29. Gramsci by Roger Simon
    30. Sardinian beginnings by Gino Bedani
    31. Hegemony in print by David Forgacs
    32. Home-ground comeback by Anne Showstack Sassoon
    33. In praise of the peculiar by Stuart Hall
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    May 1987 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-8
    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-11
    3. Letters, pp. 12-13
    4. Snatching Victory from Defeat by Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 14-17
    5. The Natural Alliance by Martin Kettle, pp. 18-23
    6. Parent Power at the Chalkface by Angela McRobbie, pp. 24-27
    7. It's off to Work we go by Veronica Beechey, pp. 28-33
    8. Quiet Death of N-Power by Colin Sweet, pp. 34-37
    9. Cilla the Survivor by Colin Cruise, p. 38
    10. A Clydeside Renaissance by Ruth Wishart, pp. 39-40
    11. Carmen's Modern Message by Anthony Arblaster, p. 41
    12. Joseph Turner by Nick Mirzoeff, pp. 42-43
    13. Channel 5 Choice by Nicholas Wright, pp. 44-46
    14. [+]
      Home Truths by Julia Pascal, p. 47 - 2 Reviews
      1. A History of the Jews by Paul M. Johnson
      2. Jews in America Today by Lenni Brenner
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      Master of Repetition by John Street, p. 48 - 1 Review
      1. Lyrics, 1962-2001 by Bob Dylan
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      Flag Waving by George Shire, p. 48 - 1 Review
      1. There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack by Paul Gilroy
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      Constitutional Questions by Michael Rustin, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. The People's Kingdom by Richard Holme
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      Sexual Changes by Lesley Dike, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Women and the Aids Crisis by Diane Richardson
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      Utopian Spirit by Sarah Lefanu, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. A Sport of Nature by Nadine Gordimer
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      Chemical Cocktail by Adam Markham, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Acid Rain by Fred Pearce
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      Nuclear Reaction by Zhores Medvedev, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Chernobyl and Nuclear Power in the USSR by David R. Marples
    22. [+]
      Life During the War, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review
      1. Let Us Now Praise Famous Women by Andrea Fisher
    23. Comment by Robin Cook, p. 51
    24. Dual Strategy by Dave Cook, p. 51
    25. End of an Era by Neal Ascherson, p. 52
    26. Uncharted Waters by Bill Morris, p. 52
    27. Update, pp. 53-55
    28. Close-Up by Nicci Gerrard, pp. 56-58
    29. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
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    June 1987 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Focus, p. 2
    2. Bullets Before Ballots , pp. 3-4
    3. In From The Cold , p. 5
    4. Common Future , pp. 6-8
    5. Letters, p. 9
    6. Labour: A Party in Search of Power by Bryan Gould, pp. 10-15
    7. Gramsci and Us by Stuart Hall, pp. 16-21
    8. Thatcher Britannia by Ros Brunt, pp. 22-25
    9. The Gorbachev Offensive by Archie Brown, pp. 26-31
    10. Japan At Bay by John Wells#2, pp. 32-38
    11. Channel 5 by Brian Hipkin, pp. 39-40
    12. Led Zeppelin: The riffs live on , pp. 41-42
    13. Londoners---city life on view , p. 43
    14. Tasting the grape , pp. 44-45
    15. Channel 5 Choice by Paul Bradshaw, pp. 46-48
    16. [+]
      Women, Politics and Novels by Kate Barker, p. 49 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou by Kristin Hunter
      2. Hotel Romantika and Other Stories by Melanie McFadyean
    17. [+]
      Fires of Destiny A Dangerous Knowing, by Barbara Burford, Gabri... by Pratibha Parmar, pp. 49-54 - 4 Reviews
      1. A Dangerous Knowing by Barbara Burford, Gabriela Pearse, and Grace Nichols, ...
      2. The Threshing Floor by Barbara Burford
      3. The Unbelonging by Joan Riley
      4. Watchers and Seekers by Merle Collins and Rhonda Cobham
    18. Comment by Monty Johnstone and Michael Meadowcroft, pp. 55-56
    19. Update, pp. 57-59
    20. Close-Up by Isabel Hilton, pp. 60-62
    21. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
    22. Pop goes protest by Steve Redhead
    23. The CND factor by Bruce Kent
    24. That was Zen, but this is now by Tony De Meur
    25. And here is your host... by Jenny Eclair
  7. [+]
    July 1987 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-8
    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-10
    3. Letters, p. 11
    4. Crawling from the Wreckage by Andrew Gamble, pp. 12-17
    5. Heartlands of Defeat by Doreen Massey, pp. 18-23
    6. Flexibility at the Coalface by Mick McGahey, pp. 24-27
    7. The Tamil Tragedy by Meghnad Desai, pp. 28-29
    8. Blue Election, Election Blues by Stuart Hall, pp. 30-35
    9. Interview with Rod Hackney by Jos Boys, pp. 36-37
    10. The Drama of Poland by John McGrath and Irek Szkamruk, pp. 38-39
    11. Channel 5 Choice by Sue Steward, pp. 40-42
    12. [+]
      Telling Tales by Piers Spence, p. 43 - 1 Review
      1. The Rat by Gunter Grass
    13. [+]
      Doubtful Benefits by Cynthia Cockburn, p. 44 - 1 Review
      1. Training Without Jobs by Dan Finn
    14. [+]
      Fertility Rites by Jan Mellor, p. 44 - 1 Review
      1. Contraception: A Practical and Political Guide by Rose Shapiro
    15. [+]
      David and Goliath by Julia Pascal, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. Shcharansky: Hero of Our Time by Martin Gilbert
    16. [+]
      Witty Women by Tracy Brabin, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. The Joke's On Us by Morwenna Banks and Amanda Swift
    17. [+]
      Family Entertainment by Betty Caplan, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. Look Back in Gender by Michelene Wandor
    18. [+]
      Painful Memories by Elspeth King, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. The Bad Box by Alison Fell
    19. [+]
      Visual Humour, pp. 45-46 - 1 Review
      1. Eamonn McCabe: Photographer by Eamonn McCabe
    20. Comment by Jude Bloomfield and Robin Blackburn, pp. 47-51
    21. Close-Up by Malcolm Rutherford, pp. 52-54
    22. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
    23. Transports of Delight by Ina Myatt
    24. Urban Cycling by Jo Child
    25. Me and My Bike by Tony de Meur
  8. [+]
    August 1987 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Focus by Malcolm Rutherford, p. 2
    2. Democrats' White Hopes by Mike Davis, pp. 3-4
    3. An Ear for Quality by Eric Hobsbawm, p. 5
    4. NUM: Fight, Fight and Fight Again? by Hywel Francis, pp. 5-6
    5. To Fund or Not to Fund by Genista McIntosh, pp. 7-8
    6. Letters, p. 9
    7. Abuse of Trust by Esther Saraga and Mary MacLeod, pp. 10-13
    8. Ostpolitik Reborn by Eric Hobsbawm and Peter Glotz, pp. 14-19
    9. Italy's Fading Dream by Donald Sassoon, pp. 20-23
    10. A Hole in Labour's Heart by Robin Cook, pp. 24-25
    11. Women At War by Marge Piercy, Maria Lauret, and Cora Kaplan, pp. 26-28
    12. Ageless Edinburgh, p. 29
    13. Come to the Cabaret by Paul Allen#2, p. 30
    14. Art for City's Sage by Joyce McMillan, p. 31
    15. National Characteristics by David Edgar, pp. 32-35
    16. Travel to Edinburgh, p. 36
    17. Best of the Fest, p. 37
    18. Festival Food by Nigel Billen, pp. 37-38
    19. Fringe Benefits by Frances Rose, p. 39
    20. [+]
      Blattering Away by Andy Pollak, p. 40 - 3 Reviews
      1. Broadening the Battlefield by Liam Clarke
      2. Ten Men Dead by David Beresford
      3. The Provisional IRA by Patrick Bishop and Eamonn Mallie
    21. [+]
      Personal Survival by Isabel Hilton, p. 41 - 1 Review
      1. Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
    22. [+]
      Economic Endeavours by Jim Tomlinson, p. 41 - 1 Review
      1. A Taste of Power by Maureen Mackintosh and Hilary Wainwright
    23. Update, pp. 42-47
    24. Close-Up by Bob Woffinden, pp. 48-50
    25. Cover Design, Illustration by Keith Ablitt and Clifford Harper
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    September 1987 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Focus, p. 2
    2. The Alliance , pp. 3-4
    3. Confrontation in the Gulf , pp. 5-8
    4. Bealine, p. 9
    5. Letters, pp. 10-11
    6. Lessons in Elitism by Brian Simon, pp. 12-17
    7. The Maya Character, pp. 18-21
    8. Unions go to Market by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 22-27
    9. Coalfield Conundrums by Hywel Francis, pp. 28-29
    10. Left Turns Across Europe, pp. 30-35
    11. Channel5, pp. 36-44
    12. [+]
      Pessimism of the Intellects by Bob Rowthorn, pp. 45-46 - 1 Review
      1. In Search of Work by Charles Leadbeater and John Lloyd
    13. [+]
      Fragments of a Revolution by Maxine Molyneux, p. 47 - 1 Review
      1. The Tiger's Milk by Adriana Angel and Fiona MacIntosh
    14. [+]
      Instruments and Ideals by Keith Ebbutt, pp. 47-48 - 3 Reviews
      1. Why Don't Teachers Teach Like They Used To? by Rachel Pinder
      2. The Comprehensive Experiment by David Reynolds and Michael Sullivan
      3. Two-Track Training by Cynthia Cockburn
    15. [+]
      Unequal Value by Emma MacLennan, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Women and Poverty in Britain by Caroline Glendinning and Jane Millar
    16. [+]
      Not Dead Yet by John McGrath, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Other Theatres by Andrew Davies
    17. [+]
      Bad Habits by Ann Dally, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. The New Heroin Users by Geoffrey Pearson
    18. [+]
      Strong Language by Judith Squires, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Feminist Practice and Post-Structuralist Theory by Chris Weedon
    19. Comment, pp. 50-55
    20. Close-Up by George Joffe, pp. 56-58
    21. Cover Design, Photography by Keith Ablitt and Howard Kingsnorth
  10. [+]
    October 1987 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Focus by Andrew Gamble, p. 2
    2. Che Guevara , pp. 3-4
    3. Power to the Parents , p. 5
    4. Poll tax , p. 6
    5. Brum Brum , pp. 7-8
    6. Bealine, p. 9
    7. Letters, pp. 10-11
    8. Out of the Wilderness by Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 12-19
    9. The Morals Dilemma by David Edgar, pp. 20-25
    10. Women's Fertility Rights, pp. 26-31
    11. Happy Birthday to Us, pp. 32-33
    12. After the Apocalypse by Adam Fforde, pp. 34-39
    13. Channel5, pp. 40-48
    14. [+]
      Socialism From Below by Anthony Barnett, p. 49 - 2 Reviews
      1. Democracy in Crisis by David Blunkett and Keith Jackson
      2. If Voting Changed Anything, They'd Abolish it by Ken Livingstone
    15. [+]
      Media Apartheid by Maggie Brown, p. 50 - 1 Review
      1. Out of Focus by Kath Davies, Julienne Dickey, and Teresa Stratford, ...
    16. [+]
      Happy End by Brenda Polan, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. The Hearts and Lives of Men by Fay Weldon
    17. [+]
      Double Depression by Robin Wilson, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
      1. Beyond the Rhetoric by Paul Teague
    18. Comment by Peter Hain, p. 53
    19. Evading the Issue by Martin Jacques, pp. 53-59
    20. Close-Up by Martin Kettle, pp. 60-62
    21. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
    22. They Shall Not Pass by Marek Kohn
    23. The Women's Campaign by Julie Grant
    24. Style Counsel by Darryl Moore
    25. Campus Novel by Duncan Webster
    26. Bad Press by Richard Johnson
    27. Not Standing Alone by Chris Granlund
  11. [+]
    November 1987 Issue = 34 Articles
    1. Focus, p. 2
    2. Women and Science , pp. 3-4
    3. Job Training Scheme , p. 5
    4. Star Wars , p. 6
    5. Greenham Rifts , p. 7
    6. Letters, pp. 8-10
    7. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, p. 11
    8. Moscow on the Move by Fred Halliday, pp. 12-13
    9. Glasnost and After by Monty Johnstone, pp. 14-19
    10. Trotsky and Co. by Yuri Afanasyev, pp. 20-25
    11. Women Behind Bars by Melissa Benn and Chris Tchaikovsky, pp. 26-31
    12. Centre Partings by Shirley Williams, pp. 32-35
    13. Towards 2025 by Bob Rowthorn and John Wells #2, pp. 36-39
    14. Pink and Polished by Bob Woffinden, p. 40
    15. A Spy in Us All by Phillip Knightley, pp. 41-42
    16. Family French Lessons by Nicci Gerrard, p. 43
    17. Politics on the Wall by Oriana Baddeley, p. 44
    18. Hamlet Across Time by Chris Granlund, pp. 45-46
    19. Black Brookside by Apala Chowdhury, p. 47
    20. Rebirth of the Song by Denis Campbell, pp. 47-48
    21. Soviets With Style by David Elliott, pp. 49-50
    22. [+]
      The Empire Strikes Back by David Blackbourn, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
      1. The Age of Empire: 1875-1914 by Eric J. Hobsbawm
    23. [+]
      Men Only by Jonathan Rutherford, p. 53 - 2 Reviews
      1. Gender and Power by R.W. Connell
      2. Male Fantasies, Vol. I by Klaus Theweleit
    24. [+]
      Parental Values by Angela McRobbie, p. 53 - 1 Review
      1. A Good Enough Parent by Bruno Bettelheim
    25. [+]
      Sexual Advances by Lucy Bland, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. A Women's History of Sex by Harriett Gilbert and Christine Roche
    26. [+]
      Party Time by Cynthia Cockburn, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. Labour: A Tale of Two Parties by Hilary Wainwright
    27. [+]
      Singing Our Own Songs by Barbara Burford, pp. 54-59 - 2 Reviews
      1. Black Women Talk Poetry by Da Choong
      2. A Dangerous Knowing by Barbara Burford, Gabriela Pearse, and Grace Nichols, ...
    28. Close-Up by Madeleine Simms, pp. 60-62
    29. Cover Design, Photograph by Keith Ablitt and Ian McKinnell
    30. City Strategies by Lord Bernard Donoughue
    31. Pensions by Sue Ward
    32. Giveaways by Neil Bennett#2
    33. Investors by Tony Levene
    34. Unit trusts by Susana Antunes
  12. [+]
    December 1987 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Focus by John Cox, pp. 2-8
    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-10
    3. Letters, p. 11
    4. Spend, Spend, Spend by John Wells#2, pp. 12-17
    5. Legacy of the Crash by Charlie Leadbeater and Bob Rowthorn, pp. 18-23
    6. Violent Screen Play by Rosalind Coward, pp. 24-27
    7. Beating a Unilateral Retreat by Jon Bloomfield, pp. 28-31
    8. The Left's Hallelujah Chorus by Rosalind Brunt, pp. 32-36
    9. Dear Mum... by Stuart Cosgrove, p. 37
    10. The Game Set by John Carr, p. 38
    11. Feast Without Flesh by Susan Thorpe, p. 38
    12. Vino Verities by Edward Penning-Rowsell, p. 39
    13. The Call of Port by Mark Saunders, p. 39
    14. Come On, Everyone! by Fay Weldon, pp. 40-43
    15. Kids' Stuff by Sue Townsend, p. 44
    16. [+]
      Funny I Thought by Amanda Swift, pp. 45-46 - 11 Reviews
      1. Barmy by Victoria Wood
      2. All the World's a Globe by Patrick Barlow
      3. Spitting Images
      4. Condomania: 101 Uses for a Dead Condom by Peter Maddocks
      5. 101 Uses of a Condom~~One Hundred and One Uses of a Condom by Russell Jones
      6. Wicked Willie's Low-Down on Men by Gray Jolliffe and Peter Mayle
      7. The Opposite Sex by Viv Quillin
      8. Pure Posy by Posy Simmonds
      9. Where's My Baby Now? by Claire Bretecher
      10. The Working Woman Book by Barbara Dale and Jim Dale
      11. How to Be a Complete Bitch by Pamela Stephenson
    17. Fave Fives by Chris Granlund, p. 47
    18. [+]
      Cry Freedom by Jacqueline de Gier, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. Cry Freedom (1987 Film) by Richard Attenborough
    19. [+]
      Over the Moon by Nicci Gerrard, p. 50 - 6 Reviews
      1. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
      2. Circles of Deceit by Nina Bawden
      3. The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch
      4. Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
      5. The Color of Blood by Brian Moore
      6. Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd
    20. [+]
      Christmas Reading by Colin Hughes, pp. 50-55 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
      2. Change by Maureen Duffy
      3. The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
      4. Trust by Mary Flanagan
      5. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
      6. A Sport of Nature by Nadine Gordimer
      7. The House of Hospitalities by Emma Tennant
      8. Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
      9. A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland
      10. The Virago Book of Ghost Stories by Richard Dalby
    21. Close-Up by Julian Turner, pp. 56-58
    22. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 272 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 248 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 3 Years, 25 Issues, 523 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 12 Issues, 235 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 12 Issues, 262 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 1 Issue, 26 Articles