Issue 56
October 2000
Contents
Why Napster matters
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
Napster is more than just a clever piece of software that facilitates music piracy. It is also at the forefront of a movement to reverse the centralisation of the internet and its takeover by big business which began in the mid-1990s.
Daniel Bell
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
Between the 1950s and 1970s this American sociologist mapped out the intellectual terrain of the centre-left
Seminar in the sand
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
An emotional seminar in Gaza reminds me of my Solidarity days
National good
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
The ethnically homogeneous nation-state is alive and well. It remains the largest feasible focus for both belonging and democracy
Potter in the past
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
The success of Harry Potter owes something to their roots in the old, somewhat reactionary, boarding school genre
Defending Khomeini
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
The Islamic revolution in Iran may come to be seen as one of the great modernising eruptions of the 20th century
Media madness
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
Media groups have been pouring billions down a digital drain - but you won't read about it in the paper
Loose ends
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
We need a stronger centre in Whitehall, checked by a more independent Westminster
Culture wars
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
The Jeremiahs of cultural decline are self-serving and wrong
Misreading Europe
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
A widely acclaimed book on the EU is ten years out of date
Terry the Obscure
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
Terry Eagleton is not an easy read, but on the whole he's worth it
Weekend away
20th October 2000 — Issue 56
She had yearned to create a world of ceremony and innocence...
