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The Burlesque Tradition in the English Theatre After 1660
1st Edition
By V. C. Clinton-Baddeley
May 01, 2026
Originally published in 1952 this book assembles what the author called ‘the basic jokes’ of theatrical burlesque. It traces their pedigrees through the works of the Shakespeare to Leacock. The book distinguishes between burlesque as a literary form and other forms of comedy, such as satire and ...
The Changing Civil Service
1st Edition
By Geoffrey K. Fry
May 01, 2026
When this was originally published in 1985, this was the first dispassionate, scholarly study of the British Civil Service as it had developed since the Fulton Report of 1986. The author discusses such controversial topics as the politicization of the Higher Civil Service, training and recruitment ...
The Classroom Society: The Construction of Educational Experience
1st Edition
By Herbert A. Thelen
May 01, 2026
First published in 1981, The Classroom Society addresses the challenge of improving educational quality by examining both student classroom experiences and adult policy-making processes. The author argues that the same principles apply broadly to enhancing life in offices, industries, families, and...
The Construction Industry in Developing Countries: Alternative Strategies for Development
1st Edition
By Jill Wells
May 01, 2026
The Construction Industry in Developing Countries (1986) examines this vital form of economic activity, often the second-largest employer after agriculture in the developing world. The construction industry is not just a key source of employment, but is also a dynamic factor in the process of ...
The English Novel in the Twentieth Century: The Doom of Empire
1st Edition
By Martin Green
May 01, 2026
First published in 1984, The English Novel in the Twentieth Century discusses six authors whom Dr Green saw as the most interesting fiction writers of twentieth century Britain: Kipling, Lawrence, Joyce, Waugh, Amis, and Lessing. The author asks how these novelists responded to and expressed in ...
The Falklands / Malvinas War: A Model for North–South Crisis Prevention
1st Edition
By Virginia Gamba
May 01, 2026
The Falklands / Malvinas War (1987) uses the conflict as a case study to discuss and analyse the inability of the major powers to develop a coherent and stable Developing World policy to emphasise crisis prevention rather than crisis management techniques. By analysing the formidable gap between ...
The Fall of Feudalism in France
1st Edition
By Sydney Herbert
May 01, 2026
Originally published in 1921, this book examines the economic and political situation of France in 1789 and discusses the historical and social forces that led to the dismantling of the feudal system. Sydney Herbert provides a detailed analysis of the conditions and events that culminated in the ...
The Freudian Ethic
1st Edition
By Richard LaPiere
May 01, 2026
In the early twentieth century, the idea that man can and should be self-reliant and enterprising, the so-called Protestant ethic, was a major factor in the development of modern science, technology, business, education and organization. It spurred the members of the middle class to invention, ...
The International Maritime Organisation: Volume 2: Accidents at Sea
1st Edition
Edited
By Samir Mankabady
May 01, 2026
Originally published in 1987, this book provides a comprehensive manual to the international law governing accidents at sea during the 1980s. It is a complementary study to International Maritime Organisation, now recognised as a standard work on this UN agency. Among the subjects covered in Part 1...
The Italian Influence in English Poetry: From Chaucer to Southwell
1st Edition
By A.L. Lytton Sells
May 01, 2026
If poetry was the fashionable mode of expression in Tudor England, ‘Great Italy’, as Shakespeare called her, was the land of predilection for Englishmen. They looked to Italy for lessons in philosophy, good breeding, in the art of civilization and the art of government. Englishmen travelled to ...
The Life of Richard Rolle: Together with an Edition of his English Lyrics
1st Edition
By Frances M. M. Comper
May 01, 2026
Richard Rolle, hermit of Hampole, is one of the least known yet most important English mystics, being the forerunner of Walter Hilton and Dame Julian. He is also one of the earliest writers in the vernacular. Originally published in 1928, this volume contains a brief life based on the Legenda and ...
The Making of Eastern Europe: From the Earliest Times to 1815
1st Edition
By David Turnock
May 01, 2026
The Making of Eastern Europe (1988) traces the historical geography of Eastern Europe from earliest times to the present times. It draws on indigenous sources which have not been widely studied in the West to provide a wealth of detail about the development of landscape, settlement patterns, towns,...