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Beyond the Three Percent
Why do publishers bring out so few books in translation? Scott McLemee interviews someone trying to change things.
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'The Forum and the Tower'
Politicians and academics occupy different spheres. Scott McLemee looks at a new book on statecraft and scholarship.
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10 Years After
The anniversary of 9/11 is just ahead, and scholars are weighing in. Scott McLemee does a quick roundup.
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Education Is in the Streets
A global wave of student protests has spread over the past two years. Scott McLemee looks into a new book from the barricades.
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Approach and Avoid
A new book discusses the power and fascination of humiliation. Scott McLemee can't look away.
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Ecumenical vs. Evangelical
A historian's thoughts on recent American religious history resonate with the campaign season. Scott McLemee looks around the paywall.
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From Culture War to Shooting War
Shortly before the bombing and shooting spree in Norway last month that left 77 people dead, Anders Behring Breivik e-mailed...
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The Encyclopedia of Babel
Wikipedia has been growing in authority -- and a new paper shows that scholars are studying and citing it, as well as writing for it. Scott McLemee hits "view source."