Archive
The Lapham’s Quarterly archive holds texts that have appeared either in the magazine or online, including audio and video clips.
Use the box above to search by author, keyword, date, or location; or select below one of the Quarterly’s specific sections (e.g. “Preamble”) or online (e.g., “Déjà Vu”) to browse the archive by department.
Departments
- Preamble
- Reconsiderations
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- Voices In Time
- Maps
- Audio & Video
- Essays
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- Art
- Conversations
- Roundtable
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- Déjà Vu
- What If...?
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Crimes & Punishments
2009: Spring
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Eros
2009: Winter
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Ways of Learning
2008: Fall
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Book of Nature
2008: Summer
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About Money
2008: Spring
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States of War
2008: Winter
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- Déjà Vu Is history repeating itself? The Déjà Vu blog investigates... Let's Be Honest — For politicians, there’s graft and then there’s "honest graft," which makes it hard to navigate the world of insider tips and freebies. Cautionary Tales — A German family seeks to avoid the influence of naughty schoolchildren. Vanitas — Will the Hummer be remembered as the Ford Edsel of the twenty-first century?
- Roundtable Insight and analysis from renowned writers and thinkers. An Atheist Meets the Masters of the Universe — A non-believer comes to a new religious awakening after a near-death experience. Landscapes of Zion — National Geographic and the picturesque polygamy of Mormon country. Riding the Godless Express — The Soviet anti-religious movement revealed it was easier to attack God than successfully install atheism as state religion.
- Audio & Video
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The World in Time: Power Play
Superior technology doesn’t always make for a successful empire explains historian Daniel R. Headrick in his book Power Over Peoples: Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present.
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Lewis H. Lapham
is Editor of Lapham's Quarterly. He also serves as editor emeritus and national correspondent for Harper's magazine.
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