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Rule By Merit

The Rise of the Meritocracy 1870 - 2033. By Michael Young. (Thames and Hudson, 15s.) MICHAEL YOUNG is a sociologist not altogether approved of by his brother-sociologists. It......

The Sleep Of Motion

The Lost World of the Kalahari. By Laurens van der Post. (Hogarth Press, 18s.) COLONEL VAN DER POST is a brave, active and gifted man. He has the courage and the hardi- hood to......