Common Sense (series)

The Common Sense series was a series of thirteen political books published by Victor Gollancz Ltd in the United Kingdom during the early 1960s. The books were intended to provide a general objective background on a particular topic, addressed at the general reader without any specialised knowledge of the field, and were generally well-received.

Books in series

1. Conquest, Robert (1960). Common sense about Russia. London: Gollancz. ^[1]
2. Wint, Guy (1960). Common sense about China. London: Gollancz. ^[1][2][3]
3. Sampson, Anthony (1960). Common sense about Africa. London: Gollancz. ^[1][3][4]
4. Panikkar, K. M. (1960). Common sense about India. London: Gollancz. ^[1][3]
5. Childers, Erskine B. (1960). Common sense about the Arab world. London: Gollancz. ^[5]
6. Rolph, C. H. (1961). Common sense about crime and punishment. London: Gollancz. ^[6][7]
7. Mason, Philip (1961). Common sense about race. London: Gollancz. ^{[7][8][9][10]}
8. Hadham, John (1961). Common sense about religion. London: Gollancz. 
9. Carpenter, Edward (1961). Common sense about Christian ethics. London: Gollancz. 
10. Calder, Ritchie (1962). Common sense about a starving world. London: Gollancz. 
11. Wills, W. David (1962). Common sense about young offenders. London: Gollancz. 
12. Cahn, Edmond (1962). Common sense about democracy; or, The predicament of democratic man. London: Gollancz. ^[11]
13. Bailey, Sherwin (1962). Common sense about sexual ethics : a Christian view. London: Gollancz. 

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Reviewed by Younger, Kenneth (1960). "Common Sense about Russia". International Affairs 36 (2): 212. JSTOR 2612050. 
2. ^ Reviewed by Kuo, Ping-chia (1960). "Common Sense about China". The China Quarterly (3): 110–112. JSTOR 763295. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Reviewed in "BOOK REVIEWS". Political Quarterly 31 (2): 203–228. 1960. doi:10.1111/j.1467-923X.1960.tb00402.x. 
4. ^ Reviewed by Braine, Bernard (1959). "Book Reviews : COMMON SENSE ABOUT AFRICA By ANTHONY SAMPSON London, Victor Gollancz, 1960. 175 pp. 12s. 6d". Race & Class 1 (2): 75–76. doi:10.1177/030639685900100209. 
5. ^ Reviewed by Longrigg, S. H. (1961). "Common Sense about the Arab World". International Affairs 37 (1): 107. JSTOR 2611575. 
6. ^ Reviewed by Pantry, P. (1962). "Book Reviews : Common Sense about Crime and Punishment C. H. Rolph (Gollancz, 12/6d.)". Probation Journal 10 (4): 62. doi:10.1177/026455056201000411. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Reviewed in "Reviews". New Blackfriars 43 (500): 95–103. 1962. doi:10.1111/j.1741-2005.1962.tb00797.x. 
8. ^ Reviewed by "M.F." (1963). "Common Sense about Race". The British Journal of Sociology 41 (1): 97. JSTOR 587349. 
9. ^ Reviewed by Cornell, Margaret (1962). "Common Sense about Race". International Affairs 38 (4): 551–552. JSTOR 2609650. 
10. ^ Reviewed by Younger, Kenneth (1961). "Book Reviews : COMMON SENSE ABOUT RACE By PHILIP MASON London, Gollancz, 1961. 170 pp. 12s. 6d. and 6s. (paper back)". Race & Class 3 (1): 99. doi:10.1177/030639686100300121. 
11. ^ Reviewed by Hunt, Norman (1962). "Common Sense about Democracy or the Predicament of Democratic Man". International Affairs 38 (4): 551. JSTOR 2609649.