Preamble The City City Light By Lewis H. Lapham When it comes to the medieval cathedral and mosque, the modern skyscraper and the slum, world history is city history. More
Preamble Home Castles in Air By Lewis H. Lapham The American democracy and dream are the building of castles in air. Whither goeth the one so goeth the other, these days up in smoke and the spout. More
Preamble Ways of Learning Playing with Fire By Lewis H. Lapham The framework of American education holds fast to the ardent but mistaken belief that education is a commodity, the stuff that one pours into empty vessels. More
Preamble Philanthropy Pennies from Heaven By Lewis H. Lapham The word philanthropy first appears in Western thought in the fifth century BC to denote an act of rebellion and name the crime of treason. More
Preamble Animals Man and Beast By Lewis H. Lapham Michel de Montaigne once considered, “When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime for her more than she is to me?” More