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The Great Thinkers
1st Edition
By Rupert Lodge
May 30, 2026
First published in 1954, Introduction to the Economic History of China is a pioneering study of a subject largely unexplored by Western scholarship at the time. Professor Kirby examines key periods in Chinese history, identifying critical issues for further study and evaluating source materials. ...
The Transition to Democracy in Spain
1st Edition
By José Maravall
May 30, 2026
First published in 1982, The Transition to Democracy in Spain by José Maravall examines Spain's shift from dictatorship to democracy after Franco. Analyzing political reforms, social cleavages, and the rise of the Socialist Party, the book explores the challenges and successes of this pivotal ...
University Reform in London
1st Edition
By Thomas Lloyd Humberstone
May 30, 2026
First published in 1926, University Reform in London by Thomas Lloyd Humberstone, with an introduction by H.G. Wells, examines the evolution of higher education in London. The book explores key commissions, controversies, and reforms, including the Selborne and Haldane Commissions, the South ...
Muslim Family Law: A Sourcebook
1st Edition
By Keith Hodkinson
May 29, 2026
First published in 1984, Muslim Family Law offers a comprehensive commentary and critique of the Muslim family law of India and Pakistan. It provides an in-depth analysis of statutes, cases, and materials that highlight modern judicial thought, legislative reforms, and academic criticism in the ...
The Diary of a Mystic
1st Edition
By Edward Thornton
May 29, 2026
First published in 1967, The Diary of a Mystic is Edward Thornton’s remarkable spiritual autobiography. A self-educated Yorkshire businessman turned mystic, Thornton recounts his journey from humble beginnings to profound spiritual exploration. Introduced to the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and ...
A Future for Africa: Beyond the Politics of Adjustment
1st Edition
By Bade Onimode
May 13, 2026
First published in 1992, A Future for Africa looks at the crises plaguing the Africa’s societies and economies and argues convincingly that the problems are not insuperable, but that, though their causes are largely external, the only long-term solutions rest in African hands. In this book, the ...
A Short Economic and Social History of Twentieth Century Britain
1st Edition
By Walford Johnson, John Whyman, George Wykes
May 13, 2026
A Short Economic and Social History of Twentieth Century Britain (1968) overcomes the statistical complexities of the twentieth century by establishing long-term social and economic trends to provide a succinct analysis of Twentieth Century Britain. It looks at population, including age structure, ...
An Introduction to South Asia
1st Edition
By B.H. Farmer
May 13, 2026
Originally published in 1983 and here reissuing the second edition of 1993, An Introduction to South Asia presents the geographical and historical background to the diversities of the region. From the legacy of the colonial period and the controversies that surrounded partition and independence, ...
Augustus Hare: Victorian Gentleman
1st Edition
By Malcolm Barnes
May 13, 2026
First published in 1985, in this book Malcolm Barnes, the editor of Augustus Hare’s autobiography, tries to elucidate: a man who wrote much about others, but little of consequence about himself in spite of the longest ‘story of my life’ in the English language. When Augustus Hare published the ...
Blue-Collar Workers in Eastern Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Jan F Triska, Charles Gati
May 13, 2026
First published in 1981, Blue-Collar Workers in Eastern Europe deals with the attitudes and political disposition of the East European working class. In particular, it provides the first analysis of the growing assertiveness of the industrial proletariat from which East European governments claim ...
Britain and Nyasaland
1st Edition
By Griff Jones
May 13, 2026
Britain and Nyasaland (1964) is a study of the political development of Nyasaland under British control. The author outlines the muddle of forces which resulted in the British assuming control of the area, and shows the entity of Nyasaland to have been, not the outcome of plan or design, but the ...
China’s Role in World Affairs
1st Edition
By Michael B. Yahuda
May 13, 2026
First published in 1978, China's Role in World Affairs analyses China’s foreign policy within a framework suggested by the conceptualisation of the outside world and China’s place within it, as articulated and acted upon by China’s leaders. Divided into two parts, the book discusses China’s role as...