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...Zimbabwe) would be interesting in and of themselves, and the collection of his thoughts into relevant political philosophy makes the book even more worthwhile. As a unit, however, the book suffers from its essay form and consequently lacks adequate continuity from beginning to end. Nevertheless, the patchwork arrangement detracts little from the ideas of the book--for Kaunda's ideas will undoubtedly serve as a valuable document for many liberation struggles to come...
BECAUSE WOLF relies so heavily on a patchwork style to convey the sketchiness of memory, trivial events are interspersed with important ones, and connected by observations both in the present, and in the context of the 1971 trip. Although for the most part, Wolf's style succeeds in evoking a feeling for the vicissitudes of memory, the lack of focus is often frustrating, and ultimately detracts from the book's power. Unlike other autobiographies, the author claims no inherent literary value in the author's childhood per se, thus the insignificance of many of the memories becomes cloying. The attempt...
...judgments on much of Begin's term in office have turned severe. For all his initially feisty style of governing, many observers feel that he has never really managed to wield effective control over his Cabinet. From the first, it had been a patchwork quilt of first four and then five different parties. Many of Begin's ministers were chosen not so much on the basis of capability as on patronage. Cabinet sessions became notorious for squabbling and name-calling. Hurvitz was the sixth Cabinet minister to resign, setting a new precedent even in a country used...
...leader this time was Saudi Arabia, which unilaterally added $2 to the $26 per bbl. that it already charges. The largest OPEC producer argued that with worldwide demand for oil weak, such an increase would somehow restore "order and unity" to the crazy-quilt patchwork of global oil prices. Yet hardly had the Saudis acted than Libya, Kuwait, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates announced matching increases of their...
...serious threat to Yugoslavia is likely to be more internal than external. The country is a patchwork of six nationalistic republics-plus two so-called autonomous provinces-that have their own languages, religions and cultures. The Soviets might try to exploit the traditional hostility between the Serbs and the Croats; together they constitute more than 60% of Yugoslavia's 22 million people. Another potential trouble spot is the southern province of Kosovo, the country's poorest region, where friction is developing between Serbs and the rapidly exploding ethnic Albanian population. Two months ago, 50 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo...