[journal cover] 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS



DAPHNE VOM BAUR ON THE COVER
John Safer (CC '70) takes his sculpture to new heights
GEORGE S. ROBINSON EDITORIAL
Human rights and rebus sic stantibus
  SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
WILTON S. DILLON   REFLECTIONS ON COPING: THEN, NOW, AND TOMORROW
WILLIAM BODDE, JR. TERRORISM IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
VARIOUS QUOTES
ROBERT W. FRI NATURE AND COMPLEXITY:A RENAISSANCE IN MUSEUM RESEARCH
Collaborative efforts will help close the wide gaps in human knowledge
JOHN D. SHILLING AND
JAMES H. BEALL

THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Understanding global environmental problems requires new thinking on the modeling process

LARRY A. GREEN TAKING NECESSARY STEPS TO POSITION US HEALTH CARE TO BE THE BEST
We need to act now
R. CURTIS BRISTOL AND
STEFAN A. PASTERNACK
LOVE AND THE AMERICAN PSYCHE
It's time to focus on strengthening the bonds of love and marriage
HENRY H. WORK GEORGE LATHROP BRADLEY AND THE WAR OVER RITALIN
One parent's concern for his child has meant help for several million children a century later
RICHARD B. PARKER NEIGHBORS OF THE COSMOS CLUB
The story of Joel Barlow and his Kalorama
ROBERT H. WALKER EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
There is no universal formula for protecting human rights, but there are plenty of lessons from history
MARKLEY ROBERTS A HUMAN FACE FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
US businesses and policymakers have a moral obligation to promote human rights around the world
MAURICE J. WILLIAMS EXPANDING THE WEB OF HUMAN RIGHTS
There has been considerable progress in developing the institutions to strengthen the protection of human rights worldwide.
LIVINGSTON BIDDLE BIPARTISANSHIP AND THE ARTS
Saved by a dash of humor and a few "libations"
DOUGLAS H. WHEELER

THE IMPRESARIOS ON G STREET
From humble beginnings, the seeds of a performing arts renaissance were sown in Washington

PENNY PLATT CAVE ART AND THE ORIGIN OF SPEECHES
One theory on the evolution of language is drawn from the predictable nature of early human artwork
  PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE COSMOS CLUB
ALAN M. FERN   RAISED TO AN ART
JAMES P. BLAIR WHY I PHOTOGRAPH
FRED J. MAROON SOME THOUGHTS ON FILM, CAMERA, AND COMPOSITION
DAVID H. FREEMAN THE PROCESS OF MAKING COLOR IMAGES
JAMES A. ROBINSON LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE PRC
In Bei Taiping Zhuang and other villages throughout China, local residents practice a certain democratic "form"
YOUNG-KEY KIM-RENAUD THE PROSPECTS FOR PEACE AND HARMONY ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
Can the first signs of rapprochement translate into full reunification?
C.W. HART, JR. MAPPING THE SUMMER ISLES
A good map can take you just about anywhere
JAMES W. MOORMAN WHEN MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS KILLED
The hatreds of early April 1968 have cast a long shadow
CHARLES G. FIELD COMMUNITY CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Finding new ways to mobilize disparate groups
JOHN F. ROSS RISK
It's all around us, but we have rational choices to make
ROBERT E. BARNETT TO MEASURE LIFE

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EDITOR
George S. Robinson

EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
John R. Apel
Luther J. Carter
Stanley W. Cloud
Barbara J. Culliton
Richard L. Harwood
Chuck Hyman
Lee Loevinger
Marianne Means
Morris W. Rosenberg
Lester Tanzer
Volkmar K. Wentzel
Robert M. White
Henry H. Work

JOURNAL ADVISORY BOARD
Chairman
Bill Garrett

Robert E. Cleary
Chester L. Cooper
Stephen J. Huebner
Richard Krause
Judith Martin
Frank Q. Nebeker
David R. Staats
Jacob A. Stein

DEPUTY EDITOR
Vanessa Lide Whitcomb

ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR ART
Daphne von Baur

LAYOUT AND PRODUCTION
Jon Howard, JHDesign

PRINTER
Jarboe Printing

WEBSITE DESIGN AND PREPARATION
Amy Pearson

 

Copyright 2001 by the Cosmos Club.
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