16 MARCH 1956, page 22

An American Democrat

ONti of the problems that continually confront the British com- mentator on American affairs is how to explain to the British reader that American parties do differ from each......

The Priestly Function

THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF PRIESTHOOD. By E. 0. James. (Thames and Hudson, 25s.) Tins learned survey is a comparative anthropological study of priesthood, in primitive cultures,......

Limited Monarchy

COLD CALEB. By Cecil Price. (Andrew Melrose, 18s.) FORD GREY, first Earl of Tankerville, was that peculiarly English phenomenon, a radical peer: very rich, and notorious in 1......