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When The Going Got Rough

Andrew Boyle The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom Vol. IV: Sound and Vision Asa Briggs (Oxford £25) Asa Briggs is, as always, a shrewd and dependable guide through......

Catalonia

Raymond Carr The Catalans Jan Read (Faber £7.95) Peripheral nationalisms have a triple root: a vision and interpretation of history that stands against that of the centralizing......