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1997 Archives

December 1997 - Islands - a world apart

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A tour of several real islands that are also dream islands, with the myths woven around them and the interplay they generate between the imaginary and the real. (PDF format - 15 MB) More

November 1997 - Theatre's changing scene

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In an age of spreading computer technology and cultural intermingling, the many forms of world theatre have reached a crucial stage. (PDF format - 13.5 MB) More

October 1997 - Natural disasters - Be Prepared!

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A call for a “culture of prevention” to counteract increasingly destructive natural disasters. (PDF format - 13.5 MB) More

July-August 1997 - UNESCO's secret

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Twenty young cartoonists draw the image of UNESCO as they see it, taking us on a journey of investigation of the ideals that are its lifeblood. (PDF format - 37 MB) More

June 1997 - How ideas travel

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From caravans to computers, from clay tablets to fibre optics, the issue sheds light on some of the highways and byways along which ideas have travelled over the centuries. (PDF format - 14.5 MB) More

May 1997 - Landscape with figures - the dialogue between people and places

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People and their towns, buildings and works of art are closely-linked in a two-way relationship. (PDF format - 9 MB) More

February 1997 - Radio - a future for sound

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As the radio celebrates its centenary, we reconsider how far it helped to shape ways of thinking in the 20th century. (PDF format - 9 MB) More

January 1997 - Microfinance - helping the poor to help themselves

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Finance and poverty no longer inhabit two different worlds. Families who once lived on the margins of society now have access to small-scale credit. (PDF format - 8.5 MB) More