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The Party System

British Political Parties. By R. T. McKenzie. (Heinemann, 30s.) To say that the argument of Mr. McKenzie's book can be stated in a single sentence might seem to be a not very......

Picture Books

The Herder Art Series. (Interbook, each volume 15s. or 6s. 6d.) THESE two series of picture-books stand near the extremes of oolour reproduction. The Gallery of Masterpieces,......

People In Prison

The blurb to Break Down the Walls declares that although the book is dealing with American prisons its arguments also apply to prisons throughout the world. In one respect at......