NEW BOOKS Economic History and Geography.

This article lists several new books on the topic economics. Some of the books are "Economic Readjustment in 1933," by A.H. Abbati, which is the third series of bulletins issued by the Unclaimed Wealth Utilization Committee at Geneva, "European Civilization and politics since 1816," by E. Achorn, and "La géographic de l' industrie," by R. Blanchard. This volume contains the revised text of three lectures delivered by the author in 1988 at Montreal under the auspices of the French-Canadian Scientific Institute. M. Blanchard briefly reviews the physical and psychological barriers to early commerce and their effect In limiting occupational specialization. As these obstacles were gradually overcome, products began to be exchanged and specialization developed upon the basis of differences In geographical advantage and human skill. Inhabitants of the less productive agricultural areas were forced to adopt auxiliary industrial pursuits In order to obtain goods for barter.