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These problems bring us back to the question of methodology, for this is the kind of book that would have benefited from a more systematic approach. A self-conscious specification of indicators and variables, a more systematic treatment of events and policies, and the use of techniques such as content analysis could have provided substantial benefits in the explanation of Britain's interwar attitudes and policies. In sum, because of substantive and methodological limitations, Gannon's detailed study of the British press does not meaningfully support the controversial thesis he asserts. Nonetheless, the author has made a useful contribution by compiling a wealth of information about the attitudes and policies of the British press in a period of considerable political and historical interest. ROBERT J. LIEBER University of California, Davis