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The Irish Administration: 1801-1914
1st Edition
By R. B. McDowell
January 19, 2026
The developments and achievements of the Irish administration, overshadowed by the more spectacular aspects of Irish history have received comparatively little attention. But Irish conditions in the 19th Century encouraged and compelled the state to exert itself on a more extensive front than in ...
The Irish Convention: 1917-18
1st Edition
By R. B. McDowell
January 19, 2026
Although largely regarded as a failure, the Irish Convention of 1917, might, had it been successful, have resulted in a totally different Ireland to the one which has emerged. It was an attempt to solve the apparently intractable Irish Question. This book, originally published in 1970, describes ...
The Knowledge Elite and the Failure of Prophecy
1st Edition
By Eva Etzioni-Halevy
January 19, 2026
First published in 1985, The Knowledge Elite and the Failure of Prophecy presents a demystification of the role of the Knowledge Elite, or the role many intellectuals have purported to play in modern, Western, society. The author debunks their role as self-proclaimed prophets in charge of ...
The Latin American Peasant
1st Edition
By Andrew Pearse
January 19, 2026
First Published 1975, The Latin American Peasant is not a historian’s book, the presentation is rather sociological in that it seeks to explain the working out of a process of social transformation and the social forces which are released by the pursuit of common interests by social entities such ...
The Latter Prophets
1st Edition
By T. Henshaw
January 19, 2026
Originally published in 1958, this book gives a concise account of the canonical prophets, viewed in the light of modern scholarship. After introductory chapters on the prophetic literature, the historical background and the latest archaeological discoveries of the prophetic period, the rise of ...
The Latvian Republic: The Struggle for Freedom
1st Edition
By Herbert A. Grant Watson
January 19, 2026
First published in 1965, The Latvian Republic is based on the official British documents, partly on German and other writings of the period and of the author’s own experiences on a mission to Baltic Provinces in 1919. Throughout the centuries of foreign domination and the determination of their ...
The Liberation of Work: The Elimination of Strikes and Strife in Industry through associative Organization of Enterprise
1st Edition
By Folkert Wilken
January 19, 2026
First published in 1969, The Liberation of Work considers how to ‘liberate’ work, so that It flows freely, happily, creatively, with a minimum of hindrance and frustration. Professor Wilken does not consider the problem of work primarily as a problem of economics: he regards it as an intensely ...
The Life of Jesus Christ
1st Edition
By J. W. C. Wand
January 19, 2026
First published in 1955, The Life of Jesus Christ gives a lucid factual account of Christ’s life and examines His claim to be the Messiah whose life in time and space can only be understood in the light of the eternal purposes of God. The author writes objectively from the evidence available but ...
The Local Government Service
1st Edition
By J. H. Warren
January 19, 2026
First Published in 1952, The Local Government Service describes in general terms the character and extent of the tasks which the body of public servants employed by the local authorities is called upon to perform. Part I comprises a general survey; Part II studies in greater detail the character ...
The Logic of Poverty: The Case of the Brazilian Northeast
1st Edition
Edited
By Simon Mitchell
January 19, 2026
First published in 1981, The Logic of Poverty consists of eight essays that share at least one assumption: that Northeast Brazil provides a startling example of inhumane economic development. The contributors have all worked in the area, and know it at first hand. They look at rural structure and ...
The Malay Magician: Being Shaman, Saiva and Sufi
1st Edition
By R. O. Winstedt
January 19, 2026
First published in 1951, The Malay Magician employs historical and comparative data to unravel the different elements – pagan, Hindu and Muslim – in a complex system of Malay magic, as it exists in the Federation of Malay in general and more specifically as it exists in the Malay States of Kelantan...
The Malays: A Cultural History
1st Edition
By R. O. Winstedt
January 19, 2026
First published in 1961, The Malays reveals the Malay as the inheritor of an ancient and complex civilization made up of Mongolian shamanism; Assyrio-Babylonian and Tantric magic; art motifs from the steppes; Dong-so’n and India; the religions, folklore and literature of Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim;...