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Wars

The Stages of Economic Growth. By W. W. Rostow. (C.U.P., 12s. 6d.) THE idea of 'stages' in economic growth is as old as the study of economic history. If Professor Rostow had......

Waste

The Future of Man. By P. B. Medawar. (Methuen, 10s. 6d.) IN a year when scientific technology has excelled itself in the production of a four-minute warning system there is a......