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Among the specific topics taken up are the conditions in England and France, the racial and spiritual differences and agreements between the Allies and the prospects of a peace which shall finally end war. As the reflections of the mind of an American scholar when he comes into contact with the realities of war and its changes, the book is certain to have a wide interest in this country. BY ARTHUR M. SIMONS The Vision For Which We Fought By ARTHUR M. SIMONS. Cloth, 12mo. $1.50. A vision of the new world grew out of the war, became the object of war and transformed it into a crusade. The foundations of that vision were laid during the war as a part of the work of mobilizing the nations involved. This worked a social revolution that if now taken advantage of, will avoid the violent upheaval that otherwise threatens. What awaits us now, is not reconstruction, but conscious continuance of processes already well under way. 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It is hoped that it will awaken in the minds of its readers a desire to see that Great Britain is given credit for the good things she has done in the past, and will disabuse our minds of erroneous impressions which have prevailed because of unfair attacks on England, made from a variety of causes, many wholly selfish. THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers NEW YORK New Spanish Histories The History of Spain By CHARLES E. CHAPMAN, Assistant Professor of History in the University of California. With maps. $2.60. This book fills a long-felt want. The whole sweep in the evolution of Spanish life, from the earliest times to the present, has been brought within the compass of a single volume. There have been other one-volume histories of Spain, but they have confined themselves almost wholly to the political narrative of events, treated from the standpoint of European history. 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