Volume 300 No. 1 | July/August 2007
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A look inside the world’s manufacturing center shows that America should welcome China’s rise—for now. [Web only: Slideshow: "Made in China."]
by James Fallows
Jin Luxian’s 50-year struggle to keep Catholicism alive in China, balance Rome and Beijing, and build a Church for “100 million Catholics”
by Adam Minter
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INTERVIEWS
Adam Minter, author of "Keeping Faith," discusses his article about Bishop Jin Luxian, the future of Catholicism in China, and life as a writer in Shanghai
by Abigail Cutler
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FLASHBACKS
Articles from The Atlantic's archives illuminate the history of China's complex relationship with Christianity.
by Whitney Kassel
Why America’s growing nuclear supremacy may make war with China more likely
by Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press
150 YEARS OF THE ATLANTIC
This is the 17th in a series of archival excerpts in honor of the magazine’s 150th anniversary. For the full text of these articles, visit www.theatlantic.com/ideastour.
Harlan Coben’s work ethic, gift for plot twists, obsession with sales numbers, and careful brand management have made him a blockbuster novelist who earns millions of dollars per book. What it takes to succeed as a thriller writer—even when the literary establishment doesn’t acknowledge your existence
by Eric Konigsberg
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From James Bond to Mary Higgins Clark, a collection of Atlantic pieces on mystery and thriller writing
COMMENT
Why early primaries will make for a better president
by Jonathan Rauch
Marriage, Vegas-style; Harry Potter bows out; the United States of Africa
by Matthew Quirk
THE WORLD IN NUMBERS
Attacking cocaine at its source was meant to drive up prices, yet U.S. street dealers are selling it for less than ever.
by Ken Dermota
The great bison massacre; the lies kids tell; What, me narcissistic?
POLL
The Atlantic recently asked a group of foreign-policy authorities about Saudi Arabia and how it could shape the future of the Middle East.
SCIENCE
Your father may not be who you think he is
by Steve Olson
RELIGION
America is becoming more secular; Europe is becoming more religious. Both trends could mean trouble.
by Ross Douthat
Editor’s Choice: How Frank Sinatra staged the most spectacular comeback in American cultural history
by Benjamin Schwarz
Anybody could be tracking your children online. Even me.
by Caitlin Flanagan
Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Joseph O’Neill
Ian McEwan’s new novella evokes his homeland’s natural beauty and the straitened sexual manners of the early 1960s.
by Christopher Hitchens
A guide to additional releases
CULTURE AND COMMERCE
George Hurrell’s brilliantly orchestrated photographs helped define Hollywood glamour in the 1930s.
by Virginia Postrel
FOOD
Will Cannery Row’s signature fish transcend its humble reputation to become a chef’s staple? It should.
by Corby Kummer
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THE PUZZLER
by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Toeing the line; Oh, no, you dishn't!
by Barbara Wallraff
