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THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES WHEN MANIFEST DESTINY ENDS AND THE PURSUIT OF OVERSEAS IMPERIALISM BEGINS. THE CIVIL WAR INTERRUPTED THE TWO VARIETIES OF EXPANSION, ONE ROOTED IN THE 1840S, THE OTHER IN THE LATE 1890S, AND SO THE QUESTION BARELY RIPPLED THROUGH THE LITERATURE. DESPITE THEIR OBVIOUS SEPARATION IN TIME, THESE TWO VERSIONS OF EXPANSION ARE NOT SO NEATLY DISTINGUISHABLE. A SENSE OF MISSION GENERATED BOTH FORMS OF EXPANSION; BUT THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE ACTUAL PROCESSES DIFFERED.

ALL THE PARTS OF LIFE -- ITS PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES, EVEN ITS FORMULAE -ARE BEING PRIVATISED. THE WARNING IN "THE LAWS OF LIFE" WAS THAT "THE LORDS OF LIFE" -- PHARMACEUTICAL AND AGROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES -- WERE MASSING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE GENETIC SUPPLY INDUSTRY AND NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES. THEY HAVE DONE SO. THE WORLD IS NOW FACED WITH LEVEL CORPORATE CONCENTRATION NO ONE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED POSSIBLE TWO DECADES AGO.

THE YEAR 1998 MARKS THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. IN ADDITION 1998 IS THE FIRST YEAR IN WHICH THE U.S. HAS THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF BEING THE PROPRIETOR OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLONY--PUERTO RICO. POLICIES THAT ARE EXECUTED AT ONE STAGE IN A COUNTRY'S HISTORY FREQUENTLY HAVE PROFOUND AND UNFORESEEN EFFECTS ON GOVERNMENTS AND SOCIETY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE, THE CURRENT DEBATE IN PUERTO RICO OVER ITS FUTURE STATUS ECHOES BACK TO THE ATTITUDES AND POLICIES IMPLEMENTED FOLLOWING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

1998 IS THE CENTENNIAL OF THE BIRTH OF PAUL ROBESON. ROBESON, THE SON OF A RUNAWAY SLAVE, GREW TO BECOME NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST TRULY RECOGNIZED BLACK RENAISSANCE MAN. WITH A SUPERB BARITONE VOICE, HE BEGAN TO BUILD A SINGING AND ACTING CAREER. ROBESON WAS ALSO A POLITICALLY COMMITTED ANTI-RACIST INTERNATIONALIST, WHO, BECAUSE OF HIS SWEEPING TALENT AND POWER, BECAME THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN THE U.S. AT THE TIME.

THIS ARTICLE EXPLAINS HOW THE MAINSTREAM PRESS IN MALAYSIA ENDED UP BEING MONOPOLIZED BY THE MEMBER PARTIES OF THE COUNTRY'S RULING COALITION. AS FOR THE BROADCAST SECTOR, THE ARTICLE CONTENDS THAT THE CONCENTRATION OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP IN THE HANDS OF BUSINESSMEN WITH CLOSE TIES TO THOSE IN POWER BECAME EVEN MORE RAMPANT WHEN THE INDUSTRY WAS PRIVATIZED, THEREBY ENSURING THAT THE VOICES OF MALAYSIA'S LEADERS WOULD ALWAYS DROWN OUT EVERYONE ELSE'S. IN ADDITION, THE ARTICLE OUTLINES HOW REPRESSIVE LAWS, INCLUDING THE DREADED INTERNAL SECURITY ACT, COMPLETE THE MUZZLING OF MAINSTREAM MEDIA--AND THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION IN MALAYSIA.

A 1996 STAGE PRODUCTION CONCEIVED AND WRITTEN BY THE LATINA THEATER LAB OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, GAVE A MAKEOVER TO THAT MOST MEXICAN OF ICONS, THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE. THE PLAYS CENTRAL THEME IS THAT THORNY QUESTION OF ETHNO-NATIONAL IDENTITY AND AUTHENTICITY. THE LATINA THEATER LAB'S PRODUCTION IS ONE OF MANY EFFORTS UNDERWAY BY CONTEMPORARY LATINA FEMINISTS TO REWORK NATIONAL AND ETHNIC IDENTITY IN WAYS THAT PRESERVE COLLECTIVE PRIDE AND SOLIDARITY BUT CREATE A FAR GREATER VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AS PROTAGONISTS, ON AND OFF STAGE.

Examines the past failure of democratic socialism in postcolonial societies in Asia & Africa, which sought to integrate the best points of capitalism & communism, & assesses its future. The variants of democratic socialism developed in India & tropical Africa are compared. It is argued that the lack of socialist traditions & political liberalism in postcolonial societies has thwarted the growth of democratic values & led to authoritarian regimes. This is seen in the exploitation of religious, caste, & regional divisions by politicians in India & the establishment of a military elite in Africa. It is shown how pursuit of the welfare state in these countries has merely enhanced state power & left economic disparities unresolved. It is concluded that these societies have incorporated none of the socialist & democratic goals they sought to achieve, & will not succeed in the future. T. Arnold

Friedland reviews 'Stones from the River' by Ursula Hegi.

Examines the intersection between language and power, the effect on language of rapid political and social changes in Russia and Africa, violent language in film, and strategies for overcoming linguistic violence; theoretical and empirical perspectives; 18 articles.

'Grounds for Peace: An Anthology of Writings by the Members of Women Against Military Madness and Women Poets of the Twin Cities' is reviewed.