34 ISRAEL’S CLOCKS GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT talks to Shimon Peres and other Israelis about Zionism and the unexpected power of the orthodox.

MY STORY 42 WATCHOUT,BROTHERS TONY GORDON thinks that women feel threatened when they meet a man caring for his children on his own.

Hearth and home. Page 42

PORTRAIT 46 GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ CHARLES LANE reveals the writer’s obsession with power which has got him into some morally uncomfortable spots.

SPECIAL REPORT 52 THE EMU ENDGAME DAVID MARSH describes the politics, economics and possible pitfalls on the road to monetary union.

> ... Sparking tribal hatreds. Page 30

BRIEFING 56 HOWMANY POOR? STEVEN WEBB compares different measures and conceptions of poverty.

REVIEWS 60 BRAINS, MINDS AND BOOKS ANDREW BROWN We can see brains at work—but we still don’t understand them.

64 THE HISTORY MAN DANIEL JOHNSON Richard J Evans is defending academics, not history.

66 THINKING ABOUT CHRISTA W ANNE McELVOY respects Christa Wolf's integrity but is disappointed by her new collection.

Down with gringos. Page 46

68 CASTING ABOUT DAVID NATHAN says casting a play cannot ignore an actor’s skin colour.

69 NERVOUS LAUGHTER HERB GREER sits uneasily through Stoppard’s extended classics seminar.

DIGEST 75 Joffrin on the Maurice Papon trial; the case for emotional repression.

REGULARS 4/72-73 LETTERS Barry Cox on the BBC.

5CURIOSITIES Prospect’s gossip column.

6 MODERN MANNERS JEREMY CLARKE Too much dying.

39 THE LIST Prospect’s guide to lectures.

40 THE BUSINESS JOHN PLENDER Soros turns red.

45 THE PRISONER PETER WAYNE Druggee discharged.

55STRICTLY PERSONAL FREDERIC RAPHAEL Norman Mailer and Earl Spencer.

59 LETTER FROM MOSCOW LIAM HALLIGAN Why is it all bad news?

71CHOICES Prospect’s pick of the arts.

74 BABEL BRENDA MADDOX The BBC’s digital problem.

78 CROSSWORD DIDYMUS Prospect’s prize crossword.

79 BRUSSELS DIARY MANNEKEN PIS Replacing Sir Leon.

80 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS MARK BRINKLEY No longer a green zealot.

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