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The Political Currents That Topped The Global Agenda In The Late 20th Century - Revolutionary Nationalism, Feminism And Ethnic Struggle - Place Culture At Their Heart.

It Is True That Too Much Belief Can Be Bad For Your Health.

History Works Itself Out By An Inevitable Internal Logic.

There Is An Insuperable Problem About Introducing Immigrants To British Values. There Are No British Values. Nor Are There Any Serbian Or Peruvian Values. No Nation Has A Monopoly On Fairness And Decency, Justice And Humanity.

Because Subjects Like Literature And Art History Have No Obvious Material Pay-off, They Tend To Attract Those Who Look Askance At Capitalist Notions Of Utility. The Idea Of Doing Something Purely For The Delight Of It Has Always Rattled The Grey-bearded Guardians Of The State. Sheer Pointlessness Has Always Been A Deeply Subversive Affair.