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Industrialization and Under-developed Countries
1st Edition
By Alan B Mountjoy
December 01, 2025
First published in 1966, Industrialization and Under-Developed Countries traces the distribution, causes and problems of under-development and, from the point of view of the economic geographer, goes on to examine the difficulties and possibilities of industrialization as a remedy. Particular ...
Infant Welfare: For the Student and the Practitioner
1st Edition
By Hazel H. Chodak-Gregory, Gill Gregory
December 01, 2025
Infant Welfare: For The Student & Practitioner was published in 1926, at a time that saw the development of the new Infant Welfare centres, which began to appear in the UK in the late 19th century. The book sets out the ways in which The Mother & Child Welfare Act (1918) envisaged local ...
Insanity and the Insane in Post-Famine Ireland
1st Edition
By Mark Finnane
December 01, 2025
Ireland was the location of the earliest comprehensive public provision for the care and control of the mentally ill. Between 1817 and 1870 the British government in Ireland directed the establishment of 22 district lunatic asylums throughout the country. Initially welcomed, discontent with the ...
Labour and Politics in Nigeria
1st Edition
By Robin Cohen
December 01, 2025
Originally published in 1974 and with a new introduction for the 1981 edition, this book is a clear and vivid history of the role of organized labour in the politics of Nigeria. It covers the period from the first General Strike of 1945 to the civil war and reintegration of the country. As well as ...
Language, Meaning and Persons
1st Edition
By Nikunja Vihari Banerjee
December 01, 2025
First published in 1963, Language, Meaning and Persons stands as a bold challenge to the declaration that metaphysics has reached its end. In this thought-provoking and profoundly original work, Professor Banerjee argues that philosophy seems to be ending its nomadic career in the desert of ...
Lawyers in Early Modern Europe and America
1st Edition
Edited
By Wilfrid Prest
December 01, 2025
First published in 1981, Lawyers in Early Modern Europe and America aims to present a convenient conspectus on the legal professions in early modern Europe, Scotland, France Spain and Colonial America, and to provide a comparative perspective on the place of the legal profession in Western ...
Learning to Teach: Teaching to Learn
1st Edition
By Gwyneth Dow
December 01, 2025
First published in 1979, Learning to Teach explores the major educational challenges of its era, offering a unique perspective on teacher training. The book is rooted in an experimental training course for secondary teachers at the University of Melbourne, where students actively engage in the ...
Local Authorities and New Technologies: The European Dimension
1st Edition
Edited
By Kenneth Dyson
December 01, 2025
First published in 1988, Local Authorities and New Technologies seeks to address some of the key issues facing local government in the related areas of economic rejuvenation, new technology and European Community support. It considers what local authorities can learn from experience of technology ...
Local Style in English Architecture: An Enquiry Into Its Origin and Development
1st Edition
By Thomas Atkinson
December 01, 2025
Originally published in 1947, this book examines the regional styles of architecture which developed inside England itself, particularly during the later medieval period. It discusses the causes and locations of these regional variations. In explaining the cause for the geographical variations in ...
Low Pay: Acton Society Trust Essays
1st Edition
Edited
By Frank Field
December 01, 2025
Originally published in 1973, the contributors to this book examine the whole spectrum of low pay and propose solutions to this social, economic and political problem which is as relevant now as when the book was first published. They examine who are the low paid, and whether low pay is reinforced ...
Making Sense of Modern Times: Peter L. Berger and the Vision of Interpretive Sociology
1st Edition
Edited
By James Davison Hunter, Stephen C. Ainlay
December 01, 2025
Peter Berger (1929-2017) was one of the pre-eminent sociologists of the twentieth century. His highly creative and controversial writing made a distinct impact not only in sociology but in such disciplines as political science, public policy, history, religious studies and theology.Originally ...
Medicine Takers, Prescribers and Hoarders
1st Edition
By Karen Dunnell, Ann Cartwright
December 01, 2025
In the early 1970s, the consumption of both prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in Britain was increasing. Originally published in 1972, this book takes a look at the medicine takers and the types of medicine they take. It examines the relationship between self-medication and prescription, and ...