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Permit for progress

Government must do more than get out of the way if India’s rise is to continue. Edward Luce reviews ‘India Grows at Night’, by Gurcharan Das

Jan 25, 2013

Apologies necessary

An entertaining study of the role manners have played in English history. George Pendle reviews ‘Sorry! The English and their Manners’, by Henry Hitchings

Jan 25, 2013

Everything but the glitz

A pop star’s memoir steers clear of celebrity excess. Isabel Berwick reviews ‘Bedsit Disco Queen’, by Tracey Thorn

Jan 25, 2013

Copycat constructions

The story behind China’s zeal for recreating western landmarks. Edwin Heathcote reviews ‘Original Copies’, by Bianca Bosker

Jan 25, 2013

Money spinners

A warning against get-rich gurus. Ellen Kelleher reviews ‘Pound Foolish’, by Helaine Olen

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Tessa Hadley: Who is my perfect reader? Someone who makes excuses to be alone with a book

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Editor’s notes

A journalist’s attempt to master Chopin’s Ballade No 1 in stolen moments. A review of ‘Play It Again’, by Alan Rusbridger

China's Silent Army Jan 18, 2013

Crouching tiger, hidden agenda?

A study of China’s conduct abroad is marred by an undercurrent of xenophobia. Jamil Anderlini reviews ‘China’s Silent Army’, by Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araújo

Swans of the Kremlin Jan 18, 2013

One step ahead

Russian ballet and the revolutionaries. Clement Crisp reviews ‘Swans of the Kremlin’, by Christina Ezrahi

The Love-charm of Bombs Jan 18, 2013

Love among the ruins

Writerly passions set free by the Blitz. Virginia Rounding reviews ‘The Lovecharm of Bombs’, by Lara Feigel

Say What You Mean Jan 18, 2013

Intellectual situations

A bold New York journal. John Sunyer reviews ‘Say What You Mean: The n+1 Anthology’, edited by Christian Lorentzen

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