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This article presents a review of the book "Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams: Towards a Critical Theory of the Arts and the State in Africa," by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

Moscow theater life continues as in pre-war days--some directors grow rich while actors are starving. Very few new plays are produced, as their success is uncertain. An unsuccessful play means bankruptcy. The taxes imposed upon theaters are so high that one hears of bankruptcies every day. The public, of course, has to pay these taxes in the long run. A box in the Great State Theater costs from 4,500,000 to 10,000,000 rubles, a seat in the stalls not less than 500,000 rubles; motion-picture palaces charge in general a million rubles for a seat.

A review of the book "Design and Creativity: Policy, Management and Practice," edited by Guy Julier and Liz Moor is presented.

Reviews the book 'Twigs for an Eagle's Nest: Reflections on the National Endowment for the Arts,' by Michael Straight.

The article reviews the book "Art in Public: Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture," by Lambert Zuidervaart.

The article reviews the book "Canadian Content: Culture and the Quest for Nationhood," by Ryan Edwardson.

The article reviews the book "The Politics of Urban Beauty: New York and Its Art Commission," Michele H. Bogart.

Reviews the book "Posters of the WPA," by Christopher DeNoon.

The article reviews the book "Federalizing the Muse: United States Arts Policy and the National Endowment for the Arts, 1965-1980," by Donna M. Binkiewicz.

The article reviews the book "The Arts & Public Policy in the United States," edited by W. McNeil Lowry.