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THE IRISH IN AMERICA ARCHAEOLOGY EMILY DICKINSON NEW ORLEANS Periodicals I Books v ^7 THE WILSON QUARTERLY 1 - SPRING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN JAPAN A Study in Comparative Law, Politics and Society By LAWRENCE BEER Written by Kirby Professor of Civil Rights at Lafayette College, this brilliant study illuminates, for those not familiar with Japan, how freedom of expression in law, society and politics is expressed. The book is concerned with, among others, the freedoms of assembly and association; the freedom of expression of the workers; press freedom; the obscenity question; and the mass media. This book is an im- portant addition to the library of all lawyers, government workers and all con- cerned with issues of international importance. $50.00 (plus 53.50 postasc (inel liniiciiing) THE CHALLENGE OF JAPAN'S INTERNATIONALIZATION Organization and Culture Edited by Hiroshi Mannari Er Horumi Befu With Japan's rise as a world economic power, the concept of kokusaika, "inter- nationalization," has become a potent force throughout Japanese Society in the 80's. In this book, 16 Western and Japanese scholars take stock of how kokusaika is affecting the economy, corporate management, politics, religion, culture, social ideals, and personal values. It's an illuminating, wide-ranging look at Japan's ef- forts to come to grips with a new self-identity. $14.95 (plus $2.25 poslog~~cind h(i~idlin¡ BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE By AURELIO PECCEI & DAZSAKU ZKEDA Edited by Richard L. 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Concluding with sugges- tions for reform that would restore consti- tutional balance to American democracy, this candid analysis will be valuable reading to anyone concerned with the American political arena-its history and future. $19.95 Now in Paperback undated with new material.. Revised Edition By WILLIAM E. LEUCHTENBURG "Professor Leuchtenburg has found a path through the recent presidencies that offers some out-of-the-ordinary views. It is a path worth taking." -Washinatonu Post Book World "As he has often done before. William Leuchtenburg has added new dimensions to our understanding of 20th-century American history." -Boston Globe "A fine, perceptive work.. A refreshing contribution to studies of the presidency." -American Historical Review $8.95 PO. Box 250, Ithaca, New York 14851 THE WILSON QUARTERLY page 5 Editor's Comment 11 PERIODICALS 42 Research Reports Wilson Center Papers THE IRISH Troubles by Thomas C. Garvin 2 A Matter of Character by William V. Shannon and Cullen Murphy 78 Irish America by Lawrence J. McCaffrey 9 Background Books IDEAS 98 Emily Dickinson on Her Own Terms by Betsy Erkkila 110 ARCHAEOLOGY Ill Knowing the Unknowable by Bea Riemschneider 127 The 'New' Archaeology by Don S. Rice Background Books 142 CURRENT BOOKS REFLECTIONS 156 New Orleans by S. Frederick Starr 170 Commentary ISSN-0363.3276 VOLUME IX NUMBER 2 What sort of people need to learn a This FSI Programmed Course comes in foreign language as quickly and effectively two volumes, each shipped in a handsome as possible? Foreign service personnel, library binder. Order either, or save 10% that's who. by ordering both: Now you can learn to speak German Volume 1. Programmed Introduction to with the same materials used by the U.S. German, 10 cassettes (13 hr.), and State Department-the Foreign Service 647-p. text, $1 25. Institute's Programmed Introduction to 0 Volume II. Basic Course Continued, 8 German. cassettes (8 hr), and 179-p. text, $1 10. 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