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Research in International Relations
1st Edition
By Trygve Mathisen
April 20, 2026
Originally published in 1965, the author makes a strong case for the study of international relations, arguing that given the rational approach he advocates, it is possible to avoid a major war since no government wants one. His theories reach some controversial conclusions. Throughout the book the...
Social Control of Sex Expression
1st Edition
By Geoffrey May
April 20, 2026
First published in 1930, Social Control of Sex Expression is a study of the control exercised by Anglo American law over voluntary sex expression. Divided into three parts the book starts with the doctrine of sex repression among primitive peoples, among the ancient Hebrews and early Christians. It...
The Beginnings of the Egyptian Question and The Rise of Mehemet Ali: A Study in the Diplomacy of the Napoleonic Era
1st Edition
By Shafik Ghorbal
April 20, 2026
Historical research which throws light on the consequences of the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt set in motion forces in 1798 which were, the author argued when this book was originally published in 1928, still at work in the East and West. The book traces the diplomatic history of the events which ...
The British Banking Mechanism
1st Edition
By W. Manning Dacey
April 20, 2026
First published in 1951, The British Banking Mechanism seeks to enable the reader to obtain a real understanding of the British financial system as it operated back in the 1950s.The book shows how the traditional concept of the Bank of England as the supreme monetary authority controlling the ...
The Context of British Politics
1st Edition
By David Coates
April 20, 2026
First published in 1984, The Context of British Politics is a comprehensive introductory text on British politics which takes a radically different approach from that of standard institutional texts. The author argues that in order to grasp the full significance of contemporary British politics, it...
The Habit of Authority: Paternalism in British History
1st Edition
By A. P. Thornton
April 20, 2026
First published in 1966, The Habit of Authority looks at the continuity of paternalism and its attitudes in the face of the rising principle of democracy in Britain. It seeks to show how this continuity affected, as it still does, class and convention, polity and politics; and how power, when ...
The Indian Theatre: Its Origins and Its Later Developments...
1st Edition
By R. K. Yajnik
April 20, 2026
First published in 1933, The Indian Theatre provides a comprehensive overview of the origin and the later developments of theatre in India under European influence with special reference to Western India. It discusses important themes such as the early Indian stage; the ancient Hindu stage; the ...
The Irish in Britain
1st Edition
By John Archer Jackson
April 20, 2026
First published in 1963, The Irish in Britain tells the story of the many facets of the Irish migration and discusses some of its economic, demographic and social implications. The Irish in Britain have been the most substantial minority group in the British population since the 18th century. After...
The Roots of Diplomacy: How to Study Inter-State Relations
1st Edition
By John Wakelin
April 20, 2026
Originally published in 1965, the author makes a strong case for the study of international relations, arguing that given the rational approach he advocates, it is possible to avoid a major war since no government wants one. His theories reach some controversial conclusions. Throughout the book the...
Triumph over Darkness: The Life of Louis Braille
1st Edition
By Lennard Bickel
April 20, 2026
First published in 1988, Triumph over Darkness is a stirring story of determination and tenacity in the face of adversity. Born in France in 1809, Louis Braille was the 4th child of a village saddler. At the age of three he stabbed himself in the eye with a pointed tool taken from his father’s work...
A B C Et Cetera: The Life and Times of the Roman Alphabet
1st Edition
By Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez
April 18, 2026
In classic abecedarian fashion A B C Et Cetera, originally published in 1985, takes from the rich Roman cornucopia more than enough to demonstrate the fact that sixty percent of our working vocabulary descends directly from the Latin. Nothing in Roman culture – and Romance – is beyond the measure ...
A Study of Contemporary Ghana Volume 2: Some Aspects of Social Structure
1st Edition
Edited
By Walter Birmingham, I. Neustadt, E.N. Omaboe
April 18, 2026
A Study of Contemporary Ghana Volume 2: Some Aspects of Social Structure (1967) focuses primarily on problems of population in Ghana and examines some aspects of occupational structure, urbanization, family, education, religion and land tenure. An accompanying Volume 1 focuses on the economy of ...