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The Little Less: An Essay in the Political Economy of Restrictionism
1st Edition
By Albert Stephen James Baster
October 05, 2026
After the First World War, and partly because of it, nineteenth century capitalism began to be denounced by the critics both of the Left and of the Right- as an unintelligent system for producing too much of everything and for providing for the labour and capital engaged in the process a poor and ...
The Mind at Work and Play
1st Edition
By Sir Frederic Charles Bartlett
October 05, 2026
First published in 1951, The Mind at Work and Play consists of the 119th series of Christmas lectures given at The Royal Institution in 1948-49. The book raises some important questions like- how can the mind and its senses measure things accurately? What kinds of bodily movements can people make ...
The Planned Economies of Eastern Europe
1st Edition
By Alan H. Smith
October 05, 2026
First published in 1983, The Planned Economies of Eastern Europe provides a penetrating analysis of the Eastern European economies, beginning with an examination of the Soviet model on which they are based. An interesting comparison is made between the levels of economic development in these ...
The State and Democracy: Revitalizing America's Government
1st Edition
By Marc V. Levine, Carol MacLennan, John J. Kushma, Charles Noble, Jeff Faux, Marcus G. Raskin
October 05, 2026
Corporate domination of public policy during the Reagan years resulted not only in increasing inequality and deteriorating living standards for millions of Americans, but in a diminution in the capacity of government to solve basic problems that are not amenable to market-oriented solutions. The ...
The Western Saharans: Background to Conflict
1st Edition
By Virginia Thompson, Richard Adloff
October 05, 2026
Since the Spanish withdrawal from their Saharan colonies in 1975, a determined guerrilla war was fought against the Moroccans by the Polisario who claimed the territory as their rightful country. This war, which also involved Mauritania, threatened to involve Morocco and Algeria in open conflict ...
Tristan da Cunha: 1506–1902
1st Edition
By J. Brander
October 05, 2026
The story of the lonely island of Tristan da Cunha is one of enduring interest. It was discovered in 1506 by the Portuguese when sailing to India. In the following century the Dutch and English considered the possibilities of industrialization and colonization of the island. French explorers and ...
Working at Leisure
1st Edition
By Barrie Sherman
October 05, 2026
In Working at Leisure (originally published in 1986), Barrie Sherman envisages a world where homeworking will be the norm, the cities will be deserted, the suburbs the new centres of work and leisure. And what of unemployment? We must recognise that never again can we expect to be in full-time ...
A School Divided: An Ethnography of Bilingual Education in a Chinese Community
1st Edition
By Grace Pung Guthrie
October 01, 2026
Originally published in 1985, A School Divided is about bilingual education in a Chinese-American community. Americans had recognized the need to provide bilingual education for non-English-speaking minorities, particularly since the 1960s when waves of new immigrants and refugees began to arrive. ...
Australia and Nuclear Weapons: The Case for a Non-Nuclear Region in South East Asia
1st Edition
By Anthony Clunies Ross, Peter King
October 01, 2026
First published in 1966, Australia and Nuclear Weapons argues for an Australian initiative to establish a non-nuclear club and region, to include Australia, New Zealand, and the Maphilindo countries. In doing so, the authors consider general problems of nuclear disarmament as well as the specific ...
Collaborative Learning in Staffrooms and Classrooms
1st Edition
By Colin Biott, Patrick Easen
October 01, 2026
Originally published in 1994, Collaborative Learning in Staffrooms and Classrooms seeks to widen definitions of collaborative learning beyond formal groupwork in classrooms and organised teamwork in staffrooms. This is done through examining a rich variety of actual experiences of working together....
Commonwealth for a Colour-Blind World
1st Edition
By Derek Ingram
October 01, 2026
First published in 1965, Commonwealth for a Colour-Blind World argues that the Commonwealth can work more effectively to reduce racial tensions than any other grouping of states in existence at the time. The heart of this book is India, without whose membership the Commonwealth could hardly survive...
Educational Planning in a Decentralised System: The Papua New Guinean Experience
1st Edition
By Mark Bray
October 01, 2026
Decentralisation emerged as a prominent policy trend during the 1960s and 1970s, in both industrialized and less developed countries. In the latter, it became a popular reform for immediate post-independence governments, and Papua New Guinea was no exception. With only three million people but 19 ...