Imperial Masquerade

by Lewis H. Lapham

Essays discuss journalism, the publishing industry, the arts, fame, violence, politics, the Reagan administration, and Oliver North

Genres: Politics, Essays

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Lewis Henry Lapham was the editor of Harper's Magazine from 1976 until 1981, and again from 1983 until 2006. He is the founder and current editor of Lapham's Quarterly, featuring a wide range of famous authors devoted to a single topic in each issue. Lapham has also written numerous books on politics and current affairs.

Lapham's Quarterly
http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

lapham's essays, variously angry, humorous, and/or disgusted; never resigned; always insightful, come wrapped in precise, idiosyncratic metaphors, analogies, and allusions--no matter, peel away the wrapping--the presents inside are invariably excellent--