Civil society tends to become a sort of artificial reservoir for an endangered species: the democratic intellectual, protected by the international institutions
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Judith Herrin unearths the roots of the "cosmopolitan" and finds a vital source for understanding the globalised present
A lively London market offers a fresh view of the old story of England as a "heritage in danger"
A passionate, lyrical voice that embraced négritude, Marxism and surrealism is stilled
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A Tibetan activist finds a novel way of subverting - and irritiating - China's power (archive)
Cristian Mungiu makes humane, engaging art from
the bleakness of a young woman's illegal abortion
The shift from polymath to expert has diminished, but not withered, the garden of knowledge
Mai Ghoussoub explores the power of a prize-winning image of war-torn Beirut (archive)
France's pioneering feminist still shines on her centenary (archive)
The inspirational composer, who died on 13 December 1981, remains a rich resource for fellow-musicians
Pippi
Longstocking's creator wrote for children and fought for justice
The words of the fearless journalist murdered a year ago still burn (archive)
In an old civilisation's millennium, Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin's voice will be heard (archive)
The Geneva conventions began 143 years ago. Today, sophistry endangers the rights they protect (archive)
"Friends and neighbours became enemies." As Pakistan celebrates, Maruf Khwaja recalls the pain of birth (archive)
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