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Human Nature and Biocultural Evolution
1st Edition
By Joseph Lopreato
March 09, 2026
First published in 1984, Human Nature and Biocultural Evolution aims to delineate a theory of human nature, viewed as an interrelated set of genetically programmed behavioral predispositions, and a theory of biocultural evolution. The author’s approach is based on the hypothesis that innate ...
Local Government and Thatcherism
1st Edition
By Hugh Butcher, Ian G. Law, Robert Leach, Maurice Mullard
March 09, 2026
The 1980s witnessed an unprecedented series of initiatives aimed at transforming the role and manner of local government operations in Britain. First published in 1990, Local Government and Thatcherism provides a clear and up-to-date framework for understanding the impact of ‘Thatcherism’ on local ...
Modernization in Ghana and the U.S.S.R.: A Comparative Study
1st Edition
By Robert E. Dowse
March 09, 2026
First published in 1969, Modernization in Ghana and the U.S.S.R. examines the aspects of politics of modernization in two states—the U.S.S.R. and Ghana. One of the major contentions of the volume is that they faced a variety of similar problems and their responses to these had a great deal in ...
Organizations and Technical Change: Strategy, Objectives and Involvement
1st Edition
By David Preece
March 09, 2026
First published in 1995, Organizations and Technical Change examines the key changes that have taken place in the external and internal contexts of organizations which have experienced technical change. It reviews and assesses major elements of new technology, including: the development of strategy...
Planning and Growth in Rich and Poor Countries
1st Edition
Edited
By Walter Birmingham, A. G. Ford
March 09, 2026
Originally published in 1966, this book was written at a time when economists realized that rapid growth in developing nations could not be achieved without comprehensive planning and that no economy could be left to grow of its own accord without the danger of major fluctuations in economic ...
Policies and Politics in Western Europe: The Impact of the Recession
1st Edition
Edited
By F F Ridley
March 09, 2026
The problems of inflation, unemployment and economic stagnation are shared by all industrialised countries, but government response to them varies from state to state. This book, originally published in 1984, examines the effect of the recession of the 1980s on policy-making and policy content in ...
Political Responsibility and Industry
1st Edition
By Edmund Dell
March 09, 2026
First published in 1973, Political Responsibility and Industry discusses the nature of industrial policy and the capacity of the British governmental system to conduct it. This theme is illustrated by particular examples of the working of government-industry relations with which the author was ...
Readings from Liberal Writers: English and French
1st Edition
Edited
By John Plamenatz
March 09, 2026
Originally published in 1965, this volume provides selections of writings by English and French historians, philosophers and political scientists around the themes of freedom and opportunity; the functions of government; the spirit and machinery of free government; the freedom of thought and speech...
Renaut de Bâgé, 'Le Bel Inconnu': ('Li Biaus Descouneüs'; 'The Fair Unknown')
1st Edition
Edited
By Karen L Fresco
March 09, 2026
Originally published in 1992, Le Bel Inconnu edited and with an introduction by Karen Fresco, presents on facing pages the original Old French text and the English translation of this significant medieval romance poem by Renaut de Bâgé The extensive introduction to the text includes an exploration ...
Rome: The Shaping of Three Capitals
1st Edition
By Paul Balchin
March 09, 2026
First published in 2017, Rome: The Shaping of Three Capitals explores the impact of political history on the built environment of the Eternal City. The book divides Rome’s history into three main periods: the rulership of the early kings from the 8th to the 6th centuries BC; the period of Etruscan...
Supporting the Jobless: Doctors, Clergy, Police, Probation Officers
1st Edition
By Stephen Fineman
March 09, 2026
The problems of unemployment soon reach the desks and consulting rooms of professional helpers. But, when joblessness is the ‘social disease’, what role is there for the professional who sees the symptoms but cannot offer the cure—a job? Stephen Fineman in his book Supporting the Jobless (first ...
The Bulgarian Economy: In the Twentieth Century
1st Edition
By John R. Lampe
March 09, 2026
First published in 1986, The Bulgarian Economy (now with a new preface by the author) traces the rapid growth of the Bulgarian economy throughout the twentieth century. It also notes the obstacles Bulgaria has faced in bringing about industrial development in a small relatively poor country where, ...