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A R Tribe In Transition By D. N. Majumdar -

Dr. Majumdar's monograph on the Hos of the Chota Nagpur plateau (I.ongmans, los. 6d.) fills a wide gap in the study of the Austric-speaking popula- tion of India. In his......

Water Into Gold By Ernestine Hill

Miss Hill is a well-known Australian journalist. Her new book (Robertson and Mullen, 7s. 6d.) tells the story of a successful experiment. in irrigation that will confound those......

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