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On Violence

Alan Watkins Herod: Reflections on Political Violence Conor Cruise O'Brien (Hutchinson £6.50) Having been subjected to Welsh windbaggery from an early age, I soon acquired a......

Rise And Fall

Benny Green Farewell the Trumpets James Morris (Faber E9.50) When Pax Britannica first appeared, it seemed to me so brilliant a piece of work that I feared for its author's......