THE MARCH OF MAN Edited by Lawrence H. Dawson
This ample and well-produced volume (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 52s. 6d.), whiCh has been edited by Mr. L. H. Dawson with the assistance of Professor Ramsay Muir, Mr. George Philip, and Mr. Francis; Me3,mell, consists of three parts : a comparative time-chart, in seven sections, designed to reveal, by the use of different colours and parallel columns, what was happening at any given time in any part of the world ; a series of maps, ranging from reproductions of the earliest examples to a contemporary political map of the world ; and a series of historical illustrations. Of these the section devoted to maps is the most useful, both selection and reproduction being excellent. The time-chart is not par- ticularly helpful, an extremely conventional view of history being revealed, and omissions of important events being (necessarily) overwhelmingly numerous. The illustrations follow the model of an old-fashioned history book. It is difficult to know for whom this book was intended, and its value, even allowing for its excellent production, is quite disproportionate to its price.
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