Cencrastus No. 15: New Year 1984

FeaturesA Polish Notebook and Western Socialism by James D. YoungSuperiorism, Carol Anderson and Glenda Norquay argue the sexism of the Scottish intelligentsiaScotch Ms by Ouainé BainWomen and Fiction, Rosalind Brackenbury examines how women present themselves and othersByron and Scotland, Angus Calder discusses a literary reclassificationScottish Painting 1500 - 1700 by Duncan MacmillanJohn Updike, an interview by William FindlayCaught from the Neighbours, Richard Collins looks at the media in CanadaGod's Dove by Donald PatersonPoetryPoems by Christopher Hannan and Leonard S. QuinnReviewsThe Business of Myth-Making: Ian Mclean, The Legend of Red Clydeside, reviewed by John L. BroomAndré Gorz, Farewell to the Working Class, reviewed by Henry CowperDominie, Dominie: Walter M. Humes and Hamilton Paterson (eds.), Scottish Culture and Scottish Education 1800 - 1980, reviewed by Roy B. HendersonSummerhill's Rebel: Jonathan Croall, Neill of Summerhill: The Permanent Rebel, reviewed by Roy B. HendersonSuburb and Slum: George Gordon and Brian Dicks (eds.), Scottish Urban History, reviewed by Thomas A. MarkusTolbooth to Barlinnie: Joy Cameron, Prisons and Punishment in Scotland, reviewed by Jimmy BoyleScottish History and Images of Scotland: Dorothy Thompson (ed.), Over Our Dead Bodies: Women Against the Bomb and Rosalind Marshall, Virgins and Viragos: A History of Women in Scotland 1080 - 1980, reviewed by James D. YoungGreek Folklore and Ideology: Michael Herzfeld, Ours Once More: Folklore, Ideology and the Making of Modern Greece, reviewed by Alexander MurdochChristian Civardi, Ecosse, reviewed by Jon M. KirkStephen B. Bonner and Douglas Kellener (eds.), Passion and Rebellion: The Expressionist Heritage, reviewed by Alexander MoffatGod Save the King: F.J. McLynn, The Jacobite Army in England, 1745, reviewed by Annette M. SmithAustralian Quest: Iain Crichton Smith, The Search, reviewed by Jamie GrantA Scottish Triptych: Alasdair Gray, Unlikely Stories Mostly; James Kelman, Not While the Giro and Other Stories; and Christopher Rush, Peace Comes Dropping Slow, reviewed by Gavin WallaceLourd on My Hert: Joy Hendry (ed.), Chapman 35/36: The State of Scotland - A Predicament for the Scottish Writer?; Norman Allan, Scotland: The Broken Image; Duncan Glen, The State of Scotland; and Douglas Dunn, Europa's Lover, reviewed by Cairns Craig