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The Birth of Indonesia
1st Edition
By David Wehl
January 04, 2027
In the period immediately after World War II, British-Indian forces occupied the Netherlands East Indies – modern Indonesia. The occupation bridged the gap between the surrender of Japan and the brief resumption of Dutch colonial rule which preceded Indonesian independence. Originally published in ...
The Inside Story of Communist China: Ta Ta, Tan Tan
1st Edition
By Valentin Chu
January 04, 2027
Originally published in 1963, and an example of the polemical genre of writing, this book nevertheless has an important place in presenting an account of Communist China in the second half of the 20th century. It is based on examination of what the Chinese Communists themselves were saying in their...
The Morning After: A Study of Independence
1st Edition
By Brian Crozier
January 04, 2027
Originally published in 1963 this provocative book examines the reality behind independence, which sustained so many rebels and revolutionaries in their struggle for their countries’ freedom. It finds that in many cases the independence won was not really independence, that national sovereignty ...
Trade Unions in Communist States
1st Edition
Edited
By Alex Pravda, Blair A. Ruble
December 31, 2026
Originally published in 1986, just as Gorbachev was launching his perestroika programme, this book provides valuable historical discussions of economic reform and the role of communist labour unions. The editors a model of unions in Leninist systems as 'dual functioning', operating both to mobilize...
Communism and Agrarian Reform in Iraq
1st Edition
By Rony Gabbay
December 30, 2026
The Iraqi Communist Party, established in 1934, was frequently criticised for being urban in its organisation and outlook, and this in a country where 70% of the population was rural. Operating under conditions of extreme repression, the Iraqi Communists found it very difficult to function outside ...
Communist Propaganda Techniques
1st Edition
By John C. Clews
December 30, 2026
Originally published in 1986, just as Gorbachev was launching his perestroika programme, this book provides valuable historical discussions of economic reform and the role of communist labour unions. The editors a model of unions in Leninist systems as 'dual functioning', operating both to mobilize...
Religious Change in Contemporary Poland: Secularization and Politics
1st Edition
By Maciej Pomian-Srzednicki
December 30, 2026
Secularization was one of the most sensitive issues in a communist totalitarian state, yet when this book was originally published in 1982, it had been little explored. This study presents a critical appraisal of the documentary evidence for and against the process of secularization in Polish ...
The Machinery of Change in Local Government 1888–1974: A Study of Central Involvement
1st Edition
By Clifford J. Pearce
December 30, 2026
Originally published in 1980, this classic and widely referenced book provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the processes through which the local government system in England was adapted to meet changing conditions during the period from 1999 to the reorganisation of 1974. Since the...
Modern Methods of Applied Economics
1st Edition
By Gérard Worms
December 21, 2026
First published in 1970, Modern Methods of Applied Economics offers a structured approach to economic analysis. Divided into four parts, it covers foundational reasoning, analytical techniques like linear programming and game theory, statistical methods including regression and correlation, and ...
Alternative Perspectives on School Improvement
1st Edition
Edited
By David Hopkins, Marvin Wideen
December 01, 2026
Originally published in 1984, Alternative Perspectives on School Improvement has the theme that schools can be best improved by re-exploring the nature of teaching, by emphasizing the building on the uniqueness and diversity of teachers, and by appreciating the culture from which and in which ...
Developing Quality Schools
1st Edition
Edited
By Colin Bayne-Jardine, Peter Holly
December 01, 2026
In the 1990s the semi-autonomous school was fast becoming a reality. The effect was that the Local Education Authority (LEA) was in danger of being squeezed out of this new scenario of centralized decentralization – unless, of course, the Authority could recreate itself and discover a new role as a...
Educational Policy for the Pluralist Democracy: The Common School, Choice and Diversity
1st Edition
By Mark Holmes
December 01, 2026
Originally published in 1992 Educational Policy for the Pluralist Democracy outlines changes needed in an education system which is forced to adopt to the growing demands of a pluralist society. It highlights modes of interaction at all levels in a school if cultural assimilation is to be achieved....






