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The Power of the Purse: The Role of European Parliaments in Budgetary Decisions
1st Edition
Edited
By David Coombes
April 01, 2026
The Power of the Purse (1976) puts the alleged decline of parliaments’ ‘power of the purse’ to the test. Fourteen experts – political scientists, economists, public lawyers – examined different aspects of parliamentary control of the budget in six European states: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, ...
The Prefect in French Public Administration
1st Edition
By Howard Machin
April 01, 2026
The Prefect in French Public Administration (1976) examines the unique and theoretically powerful position of the Prefect in French local administration, concentrating on the period 1959–1975, the years of the Fifth Republic. It looks at the position of the Prefect and the attempts of governments ...
The Problem of Human Needs and the Critique of Civilisation
1st Edition
By Patricia Springborg
April 01, 2026
Originally published in 1981, The Problem of Human Needs and the Critique of Civilisation is a sociological and philosophical exploration of how human needs are understood and addressed within the framework of civilization. It belongs to the author’s life-long study of the presuppositions of, and ...
The Quest for Community: Social Aspects of Residential Growth
1st Edition
By David C. Thorns
April 01, 2026
Originally published in 1976, The Quest for Community is a wide comparative study of residential area development which discusses the key components in community formation and persistence. The actions of inhabitants as they have affected the development of the areas are studied and contrasted with ...
The Second Sin
1st Edition
By Thomas S. Szasz
April 01, 2026
Originally published in 1973, Thomas Szasz’s collection of aphorisms, definitions and maxims strikes at the heart of confusion, mystification and humbug, in the areas of human relations, language, thought and psychiatry. The book covers the remarkable range of one of America’s most original ...
The Three Rings: The History of the Spanish Jews
1st Edition
By Poul Borchsenius
April 01, 2026
Originally published in 1963, this book covers one of the least known parts of Jewish history: the golden age of Jewish culture in Spain with the interaction of Jewish, Muslim and Christian cultures, the horrors of the Inquisition and the final banishment of the race from the Iberian peninsula. In ...
The Unnatural Scene: A Study in Shakespearean Tragedy
1st Edition
By Michael Long
April 01, 2026
Fifty years after its original publication in 1976, this excellent analysis of the psycho-social dimensions of Shakespearean tragedy shows how the Shakespearean tragedies develop the idea of a conflict between nature and social structure. The idea has its roots in Shakespearean comedy, to which the...
Unholy Wedlock: The Failure of the Central African Federation
1st Edition
By Harry Franklin
April 01, 2026
Unholy Wedlock (1963) tells the story of the ill-fated creation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953. The author argues that it was done in the interests of the white minority, and against the wishes of the black majority, and examines the roles played by Whitehall and white ...
West African Government for Nigerian Students
1st Edition
By E.A. Keay, H. Thomas
April 01, 2026
West African Government for Nigerian Students (1965) was originally prepared as a guide to a Government exam in Nigeria, but now serves as a useful source of information to pre-colonial institutions and existing institutions in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia....
A Blanket A Year
1st Edition
By Leonard Broom, F. Lancaster Jones
March 31, 2026
In this book, originally published in 1973, the authors show just how wide-ranging and deep-rooted are the disadvantages of the Australian Aboriginal population. The title refers to an Aboriginal commentary on all they received for their land. Shockingly, when this book was written, there was a ...
A Century of Technology: 1851–1951
1st Edition
Edited
By Percy Dunsheath
March 31, 2026
The hundred years that began with the Great Exhibition of 1851 and ended with the Festival of Britain in 1951 was a period of remarkable progress in science and technology. First published in 1951, A Century of Technology focuses on technology—the application of science to industry. The book ...
A Panorama of Indo-European Languages
1st Edition
By W B Lockwood
March 31, 2026
First published in 1972, A Panorama of Indo-European Languages serves as a companion to the author’s Indo-European Philology, offering a unique blend of linguistic, philological, and historical insights. Covering the entire range of Indo-European languages—past and present—it provides descriptions,...