Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Frank Furedi, Routledge, 2002
Frank Furedi, Continuum, December 2002
Phil Mullan, I B Tauris, 25 January 2002
Various, Hodder Arnold and Stoughton, 2001
For stem cell research to fulfil its potential, US scientists need to develop more backbone.
Stewart Derbyshire, spiked, 29 November 2001
The past cannot be romanticised, says noted sociologist, psychologist and writer Ashis Nandy. All talk about traditional systems of knowledge is not honest. For instance, the BJP and Sangh Parivar go on and on about tradition. But why do they discard our traditional systems of knowledge for resistance to external aggression and violence -- expounded by Gautam Buddha or Gandhi -- in favour of ultra-modern nuclear technology?
Parshuram Ray, Centre for environment and food security , January 2001
Social Issues Research Centre, Social Issues Research Centre, 2001
Michael Fitzpatrick, Routledge, 11 October 2000
From open values to burqa bans: have Europeans lost the habit of tolerance?
"There's a real sense of intellectual delight that so much can be discussed in just sixty minutes - and so thoughtfully - both by the speakers and especially by the audience. A rich feast of ideas."
Christopher Kelly, reader in Ancient History and Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Corpus Christi College