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Bloc Busters

by Neal Ascherson

Marxism Today, April 1989, pp. 26-29

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    2. A Quiz in Time..., p. 3
    3. Engaging Greens by Sarah Benton, pp. 4-6
    4. Global Warming by Jon Bloomfield, p. 7
    5. Risings in the East by Neal Ascherson, pp. 8-11
    6. Trials and Tribulations by Chris Pate and Judy Tavanyar, pp. 12-13
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      2. Sweet Desserts by Lucy Ellmann
      3. Los Angeles Without a Map by Richard Rayner
      4. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
      5. The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi
    13. Broadest Blues by Alice Rawsthorn, pp. 27-29
    14. Letters, pp. 30-33
    15. Old Age Creeps Up by Paul Johnson, pp. 34-39
    16. A Miller's Tale by Arthur Miller and Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 40-43
    17. All Together Now? by Philip Bassett, pp. 44-47
    18. After the Masses by Dick Hebdige, pp. 48-53
    19. Politics of Seduction by Suzanne Moore and Stephen Johnstone, pp. 54-56
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      1. The Pirate's Fiancee by Meaghan Morris
    21. The Art of Difference by Hannah Vowles and Glyn Banks, pp. 58-60
    22. Points of View by Chris Granlund, pp. 61-63
    23. Close-Up by Brian Barr, pp. 64-66
    24. Cover Design by Esterson Lackersteen
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    February 1989 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Focus by John Gribbin, p. 2
    2. Slings of Fortune , pp. 3-4
    3. Carry on Doctor , p. 5
    4. Man Bites Dog , pp. 5-6
    5. Dynasty , pp. 7-8
    6. Postmark by John McCarry, p. 9
    7. Letters, pp. 10-11
    8. Labour's One Hope by Tricia Davis and David Green, pp. 12-13
    9. Pacts: Link or Sink?, pp. 14-15
    10. Shaking Up the World by Denis Healey, Giorgio Napolitano, and Victor Orlik, ..., pp. 16-23
    11. Mikhail and the Mullahs by Fred Halliday, pp. 24-27
    12. Vorsprung Durch Rethink by Goran Therborn, pp. 28-31
    13. The Modern Principles by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 32-35
    14. Crime and Punishment by Reg Kray, pp. 36-38
    15. Celtic Queen by Chris Granlund, pp. 39-40
    16. Mayday, Mayday! by Mark Fisher, pp. 41-42
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    19. Oprah Buffs by Paul Morley, pp. 45-47
    20. Close-Up by Noll Scott, pp. 48-50
    21. Cover Design by Esterson Lackersteen
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    March 1989 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Focus by Stephen Sedley, pp. 3-4
    2. Science Gets Sexy , p. 5
    3. History Test , pp. 5-6
    4. Elite Divisions , p. 7
    5. Tightrope to Transition by Ricardo Lagos and Benny Pollack, pp. 8-10
    6. Postmark by Mary Cutler, p. 11
    7. Letters, pp. 12-13
    8. Green Times by Fred Steward, pp. 14-17
    9. A Tale of New Cities by Geoff Mulgan, pp. 18-25
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    16. Tales of the Unexpected by Nicci Gerrard, pp. 46-48
    17. Abseilers Do It On TV by Pratibha Parmar, pp. 49-50
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    19. Paddy's Patter by Chris Granlund, p. 53
    20. Marketplace, pp. 54-55
    21. Close-Up by Diane Coyle, pp. 56-58
    22. Cover Design by Esterson Lackersteen
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    April 1989 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Introduction, p. 3
    2. Market-Makers, pp. 4-7
    3. 1992 and All That by John Grahl, pp. 8-13
    4. Letters, pp. 14-16
    5. Twelve Into One Will Go by David Marquand, pp. 17-25
    6. Bloc Busters by Neal Ascherson, pp. 26-29
    7. Indentikit Europe by John Keane, pp. 30-31
    8. Ale and Mocha, p. 32
    9. Beefed-up Cuisine, pp. 32-33
    10. Tele-visionary by Geoff Mulgan, pp. 34-35
    11. The Threat of the Moder by Charlotte Du Cann, p. 36
    12. Going for a Song by Lucy O'Brien, pp. 37-40
    13. East Meets West, pp. 41-42
    14. The Turning Green Tide by Tom Burke, pp. 43-45
    15. The Southern Suntrap by Russell King, pp. 46-47
    16. Marketplace, p. 48
    17. Little and Large by Gwyn A. Williams, pp. 49-51
    18. Coming in from the Cold by Martin Jacques, pp. 52-55
    19. Close-Up by Ginette Vincendeau, pp. 56-58
    20. Cover Design, Illustration by Esterson Lackersteen and Ellis Nadler
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    2. Family Favourites , pp. 3-4
    3. Recruiting Influence , pp. 5-6
    4. Without Due Care , p. 7
    5. May Day , pp. 7-8
    6. Postmark by Martin Herron, pp. 9-10
    7. Letters, p. 11
    8. Back to the Future by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 12-17
    9. Culture Vulture by David Edgar, pp. 18-21
    10. Miracles and Myths by John Wells#2, pp. 22-25
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    13. Cool Enough for June by Andrea Stuart, pp. 34-35
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    16. The Reading of a Decade by Andrew Gamble, pp. 41-42
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      5. The Thatcher Years by John Cole
      6. The Iron Ladies by Beatrix Campbell
      7. The Free Economy and the Strong State by Andrew Gamble
      8. The Hard Road to Renewal by Stuart Hall
      9. The Thatcher Years: Britain and Latin America by James Ferguson and Jenny Pearce
      10. The Iron Lady by Hugo Young
    18. Words and Music by Chris Granlund, pp. 45-47
    19. Close-Up by Edward Pearce, pp. 48-50
    20. Cover Design, Illustration by Esterson Lackersteen and Bill Sanderson
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    1. Focus by Martin Kettle, p. 2
    2. Four Wheels Bad... , p. 3
    3. High-Flying Toddlers , p. 3
    4. Linking Up the Left by Beatrix Campbell and Bill Morris, pp. 4-6
    5. Postmark by Frank Cottrell Boyce, p. 7
    6. Letters, pp. 8-9
    7. Patient as Punter by Steve Iliffe, pp. 10-15
    8. Left and Rights by Stuart Hall and David Held, pp. 16-23
    9. Identities on Parade by Homi Bhabha and Bhikhu Parekh, pp. 24-29
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    19. Close-Up by Joseph Bristow, pp. 48-50
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    3. Communism in Crisis by Gareth Stedman Jones, pp. 8-11
    4. Focus, pp. 12-14
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    14. Summer Heat and Lust by Rosalind Brunt, p. 40
    15. Secrets by Rachel O'Brien and Apala Chowdhury, pp. 41-42
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    17. Love's Labour by Chris Granlund, pp. 45-47
    18. Close-Up by Paul Morley, pp. 48-50
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    1. Focus by John Lloyd, p. 2
    2. Mini Magic , pp. 3-4
    3. Superhuman Athletes , pp. 5-6
    4. Time Out , p. 7
    5. Greece , pp. 7-8
    6. Postmark by Simon Reynell, pp. 9-10
    7. Letters, p. 11
    8. The Tide Turns by Andrew Gamble, pp. 12-15
    9. Summer of Discontent by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 16-18
    10. Novel Approaches by David Edgar, pp. 19-27
    11. The Vision Thing by Geoff Mulgan, pp. 28-30
    12. Debate by Ellen Meiksins Wood and Rodney Hilton, pp. 31-33
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    14. The Long and the Short by Martin Pumphrey, p. 37
    15. Writers on the Road by Ken Worpole, pp. 38-40
    16. Atlantic Crossing by Malu Halasa, pp. 41-42
    17. Invented Identities by Pratibha Parmar, pp. 43-44
    18. Only Connect by Chris Granlund, pp. 45-47
    19. Close-Up by Suzanne Moore, pp. 48-50
    20. Cover Design, Illustration by Esterson Lackersteen and Ed Briant
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    2. Verifiably Green , pp. 3-4
    3. Safety in Numbers , pp. 5-6
    4. Food Moods , pp. 7-8
    5. South Africa , pp. 9-10
    6. Postmark by Ann Holt, pp. 11-12
    7. Letters, p. 13
    8. Gathering Greens by Philip Lowe, pp. 14-17
    9. Football Crazy by Rogan Taylor, pp. 18-21
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    11. That Certain Feeling by Geoff Mulgan, pp. 26-33
    12. The Kabul Quagmire by Fred Halliday, pp. 34-36
    13. New Times for Old by David Marquand, Anne Showstack Sassoon, and Fay Weldon, ..., pp. 37-39
    14. Warhol, Warhol, Warhol, Warhol by Simon Watney, pp. 40-42
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    16. Stand Up and Punch by Peter Guttridge, pp. 45-48
    17. Right Up Your Street by Jos Boys, p. 49
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      1. Gone With the Wind (1939 Film) by Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and Sam Wood
    19. Pulp and a Prayer by Chris Granlund, pp. 53-55
    20. Close-Up by Andy Medhurst, pp. 56-58
    21. Cover Design by Esterson Lackersteen
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    1. Leader by Martin Jacques, pp. 3-4
    2. Frontline by Paul Morley, p. 5
    3. Eye to Eye by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 6-8
    4. Europhile by Martin Kettle, p. 9
    5. Preview by Don Slater, pp. 10-12
    6. Forum, p. 13
    7. Another Forward March by Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 14-19
    8. Boomtown Blues by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 20-23
    9. Designs for Living by Dick Hebdige, pp. 24-29
    10. An Author Like Alice by Pratibha Parmar, pp. 30-35
    11. Left Out of Line by John Lloyd, pp. 36-38
    12. Debate: Roads from Socialism by Boris Kagarlitsky, pp. 39-40
    13. --- by Ernesto Laclau, p. 41
    14. Quality Street by Alex Graham, pp. 42-44
    15. Carry On Nursing by Richard Dyer, pp. 45-46
    16. Village Violence by Kim Hendry, p. 47
    17. Cultural Crossing by Apala Chowdhury, pp. 48-50
    18. Continental Magicians by Gwyn A. Williams, pp. 51-52
    19. Plain English by Chris Granlund, pp. 53-55
    20. Close-up by Edward Pearce, pp. 56-58
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    1. Leader by Bob Rowthorn, pp. 3-4
    2. Frontline by Paul Morley, p. 5
    3. Eye to Eye by Melissa Benn, pp. 6-8
    4. Europhile by Martin Kettle, p. 9
    5. Preview by Ann Kodicek and Peter Scott, pp. 10-11
    6. Forum, pp. 12-13
    7. The Forty Year Itch by Stefan Heym and Chris Granlund, pp. 14-21
    8. Private Waters by Christopher Huhne and Rosalind Coward, pp. 22-25
    9. The End of History?, p. 26
    10. --- by Jonathan Steele, p. 27
    11. --- by Edward Mortimer, pp. 27-30
    12. --- by Gareth Stedman Jones, pp. 31-33
    13. Waiting in the Wings by Sarah Benton, pp. 34-36
    14. Debate: Smaller Worlds by Giorgio Napolitano, p. 37
    15. --- by Gordon Brown, pp. 37-38
    16. --- by Cynthia Cockburn, p. 39
    17. Soaraway Sunsations by Andy Medhurst, pp. 40-41
    18. A Service Industry by Candia McWilliam, pp. 42-44
    19. Four Eyes Good? by Mark Lawson, pp. 45-46
    20. Sex Lives on Audiotape by Caroline Harris and Jenni Moore, pp. 47-50
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      1. Beyond the Casino Economy by Nicholas Costello, Johnathan Michie, and Seaumas Milne, ...
    22. Close-up by Jeremy Novick, pp. 56-58
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    1. Leader by Andrew Gamble, pp. 3-4
    2. Frontline by Paul Morley, p. 5
    3. Eye to Eye by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 6-8
    4. Europhile by Martin Kettle, p. 9
    5. Preview by Julian Stringer and Charlotte du Cann, pp. 10-11
    6. Forum, pp. 12-13
    7. Love on the Rocks by Rosalind Brunt, pp. 14-19
    8. Global Times by Kevin Robins, pp. 20-27
    9. Happy Doris Days by Arthur Smith, pp. 28-29
    10. Value for Many by Jeffrey Weeks, pp. 30-35
    11. Days of Reckoning by Wynne Godley, William Keegan, and Bob Rowthorn, pp. 36-39
    12. Inner City Mama by Andrea Stuart, pp. 40-42
    13. Faithful Consumers by Catherine Treasure, pp. 43-44
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    15. Life after Rushdie by Yasmin Alibhal, pp. 46-48
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      1. The Soviet Revolution by Jon Bloomfield
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    19. Close-up by Jeremy Novick, pp. 56-58
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