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To Make A Short Story Long . .

AUBERON WAUGH The Fruits of Winter Bernard Clavel (Harrap 50s) The first part of Bernard Clavel's new book is so unbelievably boring that a less con- scientious reviewer (or one......

Graded Race

S. J. TAMBIAH Homo Hierarchicus: the Caste System and its Implications Louis Dumont (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 80s) Homo hierarchicus belongs to 'traditional society', homo......