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Spain was a small, provincial place in 1650. Its economy was chaotic, its empire was fraying, the royal treasury was near bankruptcy and state policies were mostly devised by knaves or fossils. Art patronage was erratic, and to learn any thing about the "mainstream," a young painter of talent like Ribera or Murillo had to spend long stretches abroad...
...overshadows all other concerns, and Wallace has been agin' it longer than any of the candidates. In Boston, where the antibusing vote is estimated to be between 35% and 40%, Wallace can no longer be considered a candidate of the extremes. He has moved closer to the mainstream; he is careful, for example, not to let his attack on busing be misconstrued as criticism of blacks. He claims sensible people of both races agree with his stand...
When you think of the literary scene in England at the outbreak of the war, you might not immediately grasp the fact that the Modernists (the writers we read today) weren't directly concerned with the war or with the mainstream of literature. Fussell puts us into the proper perspective with a curious list of (slightly exaggerated) negations...
...Howe demonstrates with anecdote and analysis, the mainstream of early Jewish-American life converged in its institutions. The Educational Alliance, for example, fed the newcomers' legendary hunger for learning with classes and standing-room-only lectures...
...1960s mainstream Protestants in America were swept up in such social crusades as civil rights and opposition to the Viet Nam War. Since then, however, something of a reaction has set in. Denominations have trimmed their social sails, and many activist preachers have turned inward, emphasizing personal psychological needs...