Janus-faced

• “That Pakistan has been Janus-faced in its approach to fighting terrorism is hardly news.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Pakistan as Terror Sanctuary

• “But what we see on stage is curiously Janus-faced.”

  The Guardian: Cool Hand Luke – review

• “The Janus-faced fireplace's less ornate twin serves outdoor tables beneath a pergola.”

  The Wall Street Journal: What George Lucas Wrought

• “Thus, Chinese nationalism is a Janus-faced force that can and does move easily in both loyalist and oppositional directions.”

  Forbes: A Primer On China

• “Janus-faced nature of Romanticism's engagement with secularism and cosmopolitanism.”

  About This Volume

• “Democrats have always had a much more Janus-faced posture with respect to the winner-take-all economy.”

  Simon & Schuster: Winner-Take-All Politics

• “In turn, this history illuminates the Janus-faced nature of nationalism, remarkable in its fluidity and ability to accommodate a wide spectrum of political agendas, from the radically democratic to the most conservative and insular.”

  Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity

• “The Janus-faced portrait has been placed on a pedestal at the center of the room and surrounded by marble sculptures by Bronzino's contemporaries, a subtle echo of what was once a heated dispute.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Bronzino's Time to Shine

• “This is not a trivial question, but Pakistan has been Janus-faced for years in Afghanistan.”

  The Huffington Post: Daniel Michaeli: Obama in India: Testing a New World Order

• “Thus all three essays attest to the Janus-faced nature of romanticism's engagement with religion.”

  Introduction

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