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The Indian Theatre: Its Origins and Its Later Developments...
1st Edition
By R. K. Yajnik
February 03, 2025
First published in 1933, The Indian Theatre provides a comprehensive overview of the origin and the later developments of theatre in India under European influence with special reference to Western India. It discusses important themes such as the early Indian stage; the ancient Hindu stage; the ...
The Irish in Britain
1st Edition
By John Archer Jackson
February 03, 2025
First published in 1963, The Irish in Britain tells the story of the many facets of the Irish migration and discusses some of its economic, demographic and social implications. The Irish in Britain have been the most substantial minority group in the British population since the 18th century. After...
Triumph over Darkness: The Life of Louis Braille
1st Edition
By Lennard Bickel
February 03, 2025
First published in 1988, Triumph over Darkness is a stirring story of determination and tenacity in the face of adversity. Born in France in 1809, Louis Braille was the 4th child of a village saddler. At the age of three he stabbed himself in the eye with a pointed tool taken from his father’s work...
A Diplomatic History of Europe Since the Congress of Vienna
1st Edition
By René Albrecht-Carrié
February 01, 2025
Originally published in 1958 this classic text is a comprehensive account of European relations from 1815 to the middle of the 20th Century, written in the light of World War II and the troubled period that followed it. An acclaimed historian, the author writes with the verve of a good political ...
British Foreign Policy: The Process of Readjustment 1945-1961
1st Edition
By F. S. Northedge
February 01, 2025
Originally published in 1962, this book discusses Britain’s role in the world from the Second World War to the decision to apply for membership of the European Economic Community in 1961. These sixteen years form a distinct epoch, marking Britian’s transition from worldwide Imperial status to that ...
Descent From Power: British Foreign Policy, 1945-1973
1st Edition
By F. S. Northedge
February 01, 2025
When this book was originally published in 1974 it was the most comprehensive account yet published of British foreign policy from the end of World War II until the entry of Britian into the European Economic Community in 1973. It discusses British relations with Europe, the development of the ...
Doctor Barnardo: Physician, Pioneer, Prophet: Child-Life Yesterday and Today
1st Edition
By J. Wesley Bready
February 01, 2025
Originally published in 1930, the main focus of this book is the study of the man and the homes for children which he founded but against a backdrop of the unparalleled era of social reform, in which children were finally recognized as social assets of incalculable worth. Barnardo’s work is ...
Lord Shaftesbury and Social-Industrial Progress
1st Edition
By J. Wesley Bready
February 01, 2025
Originally published in 1926, this volume is much more than a biography of an outstanding politician, social reformer and philosopher. It provides an analysis of the history of social conditions in England during the nineteenth century, as well as a discussion of the development of social affairs ...
Midwives and Medical Men: A History of the Struggle for the Control of Childbirth
1st Edition
By Jean Donnison
February 01, 2025
Originally published in 1977 and as a second edition in 1988, this book introduces the reader to the women at the top of the midwifery profession up until the 17th Century who attended the aristocracy and Royalty. The author shows how their successors were gradually driven out of the better paid ...
Midwives in History and Society
1st Edition
By Jean Towler, Joan Bramall
February 01, 2025
Originally published in 1986, this book examines the history of midwifery, concentrating on 19th and 20th Century Britain. It shows how the evolution of the midwife has been influenced by cultural waves which started in the Near East and Egypt in pre-classical times and slowly spread Northwards and...
Politics and Society in South Eastern Nigeria 1841 – 1906: A Study of Power, Diplomacy and Commerce in Old Calabar
1st Edition
By Kannan K. Nair
February 01, 2025
For nearly 500 years Calabar has had one of the longest unbroken contacts with Europe of any port on the West African coast. Originally published in 1972, this book outlines the political and social development of Calabar during one of the most crucial periods of its history. While previous studies...
Refugees in International Politics
1st Edition
By Leon Gordenker
February 01, 2025
Originally published in 1987, Refugees in International Politics explores the nature of forced migration. It sets out systematically the factors that set refugees in motion and explains how and why a flexible network of organizations copes with the inescapable results of their presence. It suggests...