May 19, 2013

A robust defence of India’s growth story

This welcome contribution signals the need for a deep debate about the country’s economy

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In brief

Reviews of ‘Film Freak’, by Christopher Fowler; ‘Nijinsky’, by Lucy Moore

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Death by a thousand cuts

A study of public health in times of recession. Clive Cookson reviews ‘The Body Economic’, by David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu

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Criminal minds

The impact of biological factors on violent behaviour. Julian Baggini reviews ‘The Anatomy of Violence’, by Adrian Raine

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Correspondence course

Personally reticent, intellectually generous letters from one of Italy’s finest postwar writers. Christopher Tayler reviews ‘Italo Calvino’, edited by Michael Wood

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A welcome contribution that signals the need for a deep debate about the direction of India’s economy

Small Talk

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David Baldacci: What does it mean to be a writer? To never stop being a kid. I pretend I’m 10 again

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Liberty on the march

How aristocratic politicians began the process of extending the vote to all Britons. Sue Gaisford reviews ‘Perilous Question’, by Antonia Fraser

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The ethics and efficacy of Obama’s drones

A critique of targeted killings lands many blows but, like the political debate in America, neglects the programme’s most troubling aspects. Geoff Dyer reviews ‘Drone Warfare’, by Medea Benjamin

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Heads in the clouds

The pioneering ‘space travel’ of the 18th and 19th centuries captured the imaginations of scientists and artists alike. Michael Prodger reviews ‘Falling Upwards’, by Richard Holmes

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Digital destruction

Should we fear attacks triggered by computer? Shashank Joshi reviews ‘Cyber War Will Not Take Place’, by Thomas Rid

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Reasons to sweat the small stuff

Absorbing recollections of childhood reignite the FT columnist’s own memories. She reviews ‘Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls’, by David Sedaris

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