Cencrastus No. 22: Winter 1986

FeaturesDevolution Diary by Neal AschersonRetrospective Ian Hamilton FinlayPoetics of the Open Universe by Kenneth WhiteEarly Finlay by Edwin MorganSigns of the Times: Concrete Poetry in Retrospect by Stephen Scobie'Hedgehog' Stonypath & the Little Spartan Wars by Patrick EyresApollo in Strathclyde by Stephen BannHow I Became a Sound-Poet by Tom LeonardIan Hamilton Finlay Artworks- Interpolation in Hegel- Arrow- A Meditation- Temple of Bara- Scheizergarten project, ViennaPoetryHullo, Mormond Hill by David CraigThe Ocean Way and The Great-Work-Field by Kenneth White8th and 12th Delirium by W.N. HerbertReviewsTrahusion d'un Clerc: James D. Young, Women and Popular Struggles: A History of the British Working-Class, reviewed by James F. McMillanOut of the Museum: Tom Steel, Scotland's Story; John Prebble, John Prebble's Scotland; Ian MacDougall, Labour in Scotland: A Pictorial History from the Eighteenth Century to the Present; R.H. Campbell, Scotland Since 1707, reviewed by James D. YoungPower of the Past: Pat Thane (ed.), The Power of the Past: Essays for Eric Hobsbawn; Eric Hobsbawm, Worlds of Labour; Tony Benn, Writings on the Wall: A Radical and Socialist Anthology, 1215 - 1984; Brian Jenkins and Gunter Minnerup, Citizens and Comrades: Socialism in a World of Nation States, reviewed by Lindsay PatersonTraditional Insecurities: Isobel Murray and Bob Tait, Ten Modern Scottish Novels; Manfred Malzahn, Aspects of Identity: The Contemporary Scottish Novel (1978 - 1981); Alan Bold, Muriel Spark: An Odd Capacity for Vision; and Douglas Gifford, The Dear Green Place: The Novel in the West of Scotland, reviewed by Glenda NorquayThe Auld Orange and Green: Bill Murray, The Old Firm: Sectrarianism and Society in Scotland, reviewed by Raymond J. RossSoor Herts in Ongoing Problemmatic Winters: Muriel Spark, The Only Problem; Tom Gallacher, Journeyman; Robert Alan Jamieson, Soor Hearts; and Ronald Frame, Winter Journey, reviewed by John BurnsArt for Humanity's Sake: Joe Corrie, Plays, Poems & Theatre Writings, reviewed by Raymond J. Ross