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THIS is the first instalment of a popular work to be issued in fortnightly parts which, when complete, will give an account of all the nations of the world in alphabetical order. It is a remarkable piece of journalistic enterprise. The whole work promises to be of great interest and of some considerable educational value as a work of reference for the class of reader for whom it is intended. In the present number Sir Arthur Keith contributes a foreword on the “Dawn of National Life,” which deals with racial origins and the development of culture. The nations described are Abyssinia, Afghanistan, written partly by Sir Thomas Holdich, Albania, in part by Miss Durham, and Algeria. Each article is divided into three parts, of which the first deals with geography and ethnology, the second is historical, each of these being by a recognised authority, and the third gives statistical and other data. In view of the limited amount of space available, the articles are extremely well done and give the salient facts in readable and attractive form. The chief feature of the publication, however, is the illustration's, which are remarkable both in number and quality.
Peoples of All Nations.
J. A.
Hammerton
Edited By. No. 1. Pp. xxiv + 112. (London: The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., 1922.) 1s. 3d. net.
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Peoples of All Nations . Nature 109, 475 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109475b0
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