Harper's Magazine: December 1977

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December 1977

CONTENTS
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	Photo [Cover art] By Terry Stevenson (Photog.) PDF IMAGES
4	Letters/Cartoon Proposed arms cuts On Beggar's opera, from October 1977: Letter By Glenn T. Wilson On The culture of appeasement, from October 1977: Letter By James E. Lee On Jimmy Carter's ruling class, from October 1977: Letter By Edwin Fogelman On Cutting velvet at the New York Times, from October 1977: Letter By John B. (John Bertram) Oakes Letter By Harry M. Rosenfeld Letter By Earl Shorris SEE ALSO: Bombs; Disarmament; Dissenters PDF IMAGES
11-16	The easy chair/Article The retreat from democracy By Lewis H. Lapham SEE ALSO: Democracy; 1970-; 1977-1981 PDF IMAGES
16	Poem River: Still shot By Theodore Enslin PDF IMAGES Poem My one By Peter Mandel PDF IMAGES
17-20	Article A commonwealth's choice By John Bartlow Martin SEE ALSO: Autonomy and independence movements; 1952-; Puerto Rico; Relations PDF IMAGES
21-27	Article The road less traveled By Erazim V. Kohák SEE ALSO: 1960-1970; 1970-; Social history; Work ethic PDF IMAGES
28-31	Article The official avant-garde By Sally Helgesen SEE ALSO: Art, Modern; Environment (Art) PDF IMAGES
33-124	Article The politician's art By Henry Fairlie SEE ALSO: Career as U.S. president; Carter, Jimmy; 1977-1981 PDF IMAGES
49-80	Article Environmentalism and the leisure class By William Tucker SEE ALSO: Environmental aspects; Environmentalism; Leisure class PDF IMAGES
57-70	Article Edward Penfield posters SEE ALSO: Career as illustrator; Penfield, Edward; Posters PDF IMAGES
83	Poem On the 32nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki By Denise Levertov PDF IMAGES
84-85	Article Mirages By Annie Dillard SEE ALSO: Mirages; Optical illusions; Puget Sound; Washington PDF IMAGES
86	In our time/Cartoon Nine danger signs for wives SEE ALSO: Adultery; Equipment and supplies; Exercise; Middle aged men PDF IMAGES
88-92	Article Succurrere vitae By Joel Agee SEE ALSO: Anecdotes; Bereavement; Agee, Joel; Morgues; Suicide PDF IMAGES
95-101	Article Flirting with guilt and tyranny By Eric Larsen SEE ALSO: Criticism; Guilt; Liberalism PDF IMAGES
102-107	Books/Review Images at random By Hugh Kenner SEE ALSO: Encyclopedias and dictionaries PDF IMAGES
107-109	Books in brief/Review Books in brief By Michael Malone SEE ALSO: Christie, Agatha; An autobiography (Book); Bliss (Book); Charles Dickens: his tragedy and triumph (Book); Dispatches (Book); Johnson, Edgar; Gundy, Elizabeth; Donleavy, J.P. (James Patrick); Herr, Michael; The destinies of Darcy Dancer, gentleman (Book) PDF IMAGES
110-112	Article An appreciation of Robert Lowell By Hayden Carruth SEE ALSO: American poetry; Appreciation; Poets, American; Lowell, Robert PDF IMAGES Collection An appreciation of Robert Lowell PDF IMAGES
111	Poem The flaw By Robert Lowell PDF IMAGES
112	Poem Epilogue By Robert Lowell PDF IMAGES
114-116	The fourth estate/Article The pretenders of Fleet Street By Claud Cockburn SEE ALSO: English newspapers; Newspaper publishing; Publishers and publishing PDF IMAGES
117-124	Article Hyperbole's child By A. Bartlett Giamatti SEE ALSO: African American boxers; Boxing; Career as boxer; Ali, Muhammad PDF IMAGES
128	Puzzle/Department The Djintecs By Richard Maltby and E.R. Galli PDF IMAGES