Quadrant Magazine July-August 2008 - Volume LII Number 7-8

Contents

Art 

• Bernard Smith and the Formalesque Patricia Anderson
• Genesis of an Art Boom Christopher Heathcote

Asia 

• China, Taiwan, and the Future of Geopolitics Paul Monk
• The Burmese Prospect Richard Gate

Book Review 

• Van Diemen's Land by James Boyce John Izzard
• Prague Tales edited by John aBeckett et al Patrick Morgan
• Cry Wolf by Paul Lake Hal G.P. Colebatch

Defence 

• What We Achieved in Iraq Brendan Nelson

Devine 

• Home Alone Frank Devine

Film 

• A Restored Masterpiece Neil McDonald

First Person 

• Midnight Train from Budapest Sev Sternhell

History 

• The Visit of the Great White Fleet Tom Frame
• The Irishness of Daisy Bates Bob Reece
• A Tale of Two Leaders: Stanley Bruce and Kemal Ataturk David Lee

How Good Was Howard? 

• Liberty, Productivity and Jobs: Workplace Relations under the Howard Government John Stone

Law 

• Four Fictions: An Argument Against a Charter of Rights George Pell

Literature 

• The Ethics of Literary Hoaxes Simon Caterson

Poetry 

• The Burning Fiery Furnace John Whitworth
• Like Smoke John Whitworth
• The Woman on the Train to Venice Patrick Walsh
• The Farm Terraces; Croc Les Murray
• Regrettably John Whitworth
• Waipukurau; Steeplechase Jennifer Compton
• Three haiku Gary Hotham
• Trompe-l'oeil Margaret Bradstock
• No Going Back Rod Usher
• Personal Glimpse Patrick Walsh
• Belladonna Philippa Martyr
• Duty Robyn Lance
• Today is for Swimming; On the Way to Your Funeral Kristen Roberts
• Postscript Lorraine McGuigan
• The Art Class Robyn Lance
• Fickle Philippa Martyr
• Tshwala Derek Fenton
• Light Plane over Sydney Cove Margaret Bradstock
• Paying a Bill Lorraine McGuigan
• South Sea Shuffle; Welcome to Country Derek Fenton
• Four haiku Gary Hotham
• The Dead Girl Todd Hardy

Ryan 

• At the Canberra Hotel Peter Ryan

Society 

• The Pornification of Girlhood Melinda Tankard Reist
• Censorship, Liberty and Licence Leonie Kramer
• Melbourne Macbeths: The Underbelly Series Sophie Masson

Stories 

• Full Moon Kerry Conway
• Dilly Zenda Vecchio

The Constitution 

• The Head of State Debate Resolved David Flint

Theatre 

• Dog in a Box Michael Connor
• Haddon Chambers and the Long Arm of Neglect Roger Neill

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Recent issues available on-line:

• Volume LII Number 7-8 - July-August 2008
• Volume LII Number 6 - June 2008
• Volume LII Number 5 - May 2008
• Volume LII Number 4 - April 2008
• Volume LII Number 3 - March 2008