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The study of the science of government has received a

notable addition in Mr. Basil Edward Hammond's Bodies Politic and their Governments (Cambridge University Press, 10e. 6d. net). Mr. Hammond analyses in turn the various forms of government that have succeeded one another since Use first formation of civilized communities in Europe. Especial emphasis is laid by the author upon the tabular representations or panoramas of the development of the different systems which are appended to each group of chapters. In the last chapter the separate panoramas are joined together into one, and a bird's-eye view of political organizations of all sorts is exhibited.