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English of To-Day
1st Edition
By W. T. Webb
April 20, 2026
First published in 1925, English of To-Day deals effectively with the many common errors in the use of English and gives examples of good and bad writing from almost every department of literature. The title English of To-Day has been adopted because the errors in the use of English with which it ...
Greek Tragedy and the Modern World
1st Edition
By Leo Aylen
April 20, 2026
First published in 1964, Greek Tragedy and the Modern World begins with the question what is Tragedy? Most discussion assumes some essence of Tragedy in certain plays at certain periods, and discussion today centres on whether it is possible, or desirable, for contemporary plays to attend to this ...
Lord Shaftesbury and Social-Industrial Progress
1st Edition
By J. Wesley Bready
April 20, 2026
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 ...
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
April 20, 2026
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...
Punishment and Sentencing: A Rational Approach
1st Edition
By Mirko Bagaric
April 20, 2026
First published in 2001, Punishment and Sentencing provides a way of introducing principle into sentencing. This is done by bridging the gap between the philosophical justification for punishment and sentencing law and practice. In terms of the interests it deals with, sentencing is the most ...
Research in International Relations
1st Edition
By Trygve Mathisen
April 20, 2026
Originally published in 1965, the author makes a strong case for the study of international relations, arguing that given the rational approach he advocates, it is possible to avoid a major war since no government wants one. His theories reach some controversial conclusions. Throughout the book the...
Social Control of Sex Expression
1st Edition
By Geoffrey May
April 20, 2026
First published in 1930, Social Control of Sex Expression is a study of the control exercised by Anglo American law over voluntary sex expression. Divided into three parts the book starts with the doctrine of sex repression among primitive peoples, among the ancient Hebrews and early Christians. It...
The Beginnings of the Egyptian Question and The Rise of Mehemet Ali: A Study in the Diplomacy of the Napoleonic Era
1st Edition
By Shafik Ghorbal
April 20, 2026
Historical research which throws light on the consequences of the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt set in motion forces in 1798 which were, the author argued when this book was originally published in 1928, still at work in the East and West. The book traces the diplomatic history of the events which ...
The British Banking Mechanism
1st Edition
By W. Manning Dacey
April 20, 2026
First published in 1951, The British Banking Mechanism seeks to enable the reader to obtain a real understanding of the British financial system as it operated back in the 1950s.The book shows how the traditional concept of the Bank of England as the supreme monetary authority controlling the ...
The Context of British Politics
1st Edition
By David Coates
April 20, 2026
First published in 1984, The Context of British Politics is a comprehensive introductory text on British politics which takes a radically different approach from that of standard institutional texts. The author argues that in order to grasp the full significance of contemporary British politics, it...
The Habit of Authority: Paternalism in British History
1st Edition
By A. P. Thornton
April 20, 2026
First published in 1966, The Habit of Authority looks at the continuity of paternalism and its attitudes in the face of the rising principle of democracy in Britain. It seeks to show how this continuity affected, as it still does, class and convention, polity and politics; and how power, when ...
The Indian Theatre: Its Origins and Its Later Developments...
1st Edition
By R. K. Yajnik
April 20, 2026
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 ...