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John Reynolds (NUI Galway): Third World Approaches to International Law and the Ghosts of Apartheid. In the time it takes you to read this article, over 50 young girls will have their clitoris hacked out — what are you going to do about it? Imre Josef Demhardt reviews A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton. Does biology make us liars? Oren Harman reviews The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life by Robert Trivers. Matthew Brunwasser on Zeugma after the flood: New excavations continue to tell the story of an ancient city at the crossroads between east and west. Chris Parker on the 10 most corrupt tax loopholes. What do geographers do? Marvin Creamer’s life story is all you need to know about the practical application of geography. Steve Wasserman reviews Subversives: The FBI’s War on Student Radicals, and Reagan’s Rise to Power by Seth Rosenfeld. The good, the bad, and the moral: Stephen Beirne on an exploration of ethical questions in the gaming world. Kayt Sukel reviews The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction by Larry Young and Brian Alexander.