11 OCTOBER 1975, page 20

Marks Of Woe?

M.I. Finley Roll, Jordan, Roll, The World the Slaves Made Eugene D. Genovese (Andre Deutsch £7.50) I have not often found it so difficult to come to terms with a book. My......

Riot Acts

John Brewer Whigs and Hunters. The Origins of the Black Act E. P. Thompson (Allen Lane £6.50) E. P. Thompson has turned to crime; or, more accurately, to authority, the law and......