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The British Nuclear Deterrent
1st Edition
By Peter Malone
June 20, 2023
The United Kingdom was the first country to undertake atomic energy research and development for military purposes. In April 1940 the British government commissioned a group of scientists to study the possibilities of manufacturing a ‘uranium bomb’ in wartime. Originally published in 1984, this ...
The University Teacher and his World: A Sociological and Educational Study
1st Edition
By Richard Startup
June 20, 2023
Originally published in 1979, the aim of this work was to analyse the occupational role of the university teacher, with the help of data collected within a specific university institution. This involves examining both what is expected of university teachers and what they actually do, and accounting...
Unwanted Pregnancy and Counselling
1st Edition
By Juliet Cheetham
June 20, 2023
There was a growing concern in the 1970s about the number of unwanted pregnancies and the problems these posed for parents, children and society. Originally published in 1977, this was the first book which, with extensive reference to research material and illustrative case studies, provided a ...
Work and Retirement
1st Edition
By Stanley Parker
June 20, 2023
In the early 1980s world recession and widespread unemployment had accentuated an existing trend – more people retiring from work early and living longer after doing so. Some were adequately prepared for a life of well-earned ‘leisure’ in retirement, but too many were not. The policies of employers...
Cases and Materials on Sale of Goods
1st Edition
By John Adams
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1982, focuses on a specific area of commercial law: the Sale of Goods Act. The book contains key cases and statutes relating to the sale of goods, each prefaced by a contextualising introduction. Notes and questions are also included, as are the full texts of the Sale ...
Corporate Financial Disclosure, 1900-1933: A Study of Management Inertia Within a Rapidly Changing Environment
1st Edition
By David F. Hawkins
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1986, is a close analysis into management’s financial disclosure practices of the first half of the twentieth century. With criticisms of existing financial disclosure practices continuing to today, this study aims to make sense of the present through an examination of...
Geomorphological Hazards in Los Angeles: A Study of Slope and Sediment in a Metropolitan County
1st Edition
By R.U. Cooke
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1984, deals authoritatively with the nature and management of slope failures and sediment movement and their impact on the hazardous landscape of Los Angeles county. Bringing together for the first time a wide range of information derived from field observations, ...
Gypsy Politics and Social Change: The Development of Ethnic Ideology and Pressure Politics among British Gypsies from Victorian Reformism to Romany Nationalism
1st Edition
By Thomas Acton
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1974, analyses the position of the Gypsies in Britain in the twentieth century, and assesses its significance in their overall history. Two dramatic shifts in Government policy towards the Gypsies are examined – in the 1880s and the 1960s – as are the changes in the ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: His Thought and its Relevance Today
1st Edition
By C.H. Dobinson
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1969, is a detailed consideration of Rousseau’s ideas on education, and an examination of how they grew out of his own experiences in childhood. With particular reference to the Confessions and Emile, this book emphasises the practical application of Rousseau’s ...
Municipal Bonding and Taxation
1st Edition
By Anthony G. White
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1979, examines the economic lives of municipal governments. Local government provides a great deal of services, all of which must be paid for. The sources of these revenues are analysed here, in three sections: bonding and debt; taxation; and other, miscellaneous ...
The Keys of Power: A Study of Indian Ritual and Belief
1st Edition
By J. Abbott
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1932, demonstrates how the control of certain ‘-isms’ has for long moulded the interpretation of Indian belief and ritual by Western writers particularly. In every chapter there is some new coordination, often iconoclastic of then-accepted theory, whilst the new wealth...
Three Essays on Taxation in Simple General Equilibrium Models
1st Edition
By Neil Bruce
June 15, 2023
This book, first published in 1984, examines the use of simple general equilibrium models in analysing the effects of taxes. The replacement of the earlier partial equilibrium approach has yielded numerous insights and conclusions, and these are examined here alongside the simple general ...