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Man, Decisions, Society: The Theory of Actor-System Dynamics for Social Scientists
1st Edition
By Tom R. Burns, Thomas Baumgartner, Philippe DeVille
August 19, 2026
In Man, Decisions, Society (1985) the authors offer an innovative approach to social science research: a new methodology, actor-system dynamics, makes possible a more effective analysis of modern societal developments and problems. Using flow charts, this methodology brings out the critical aspects...
Mountaineering in the Alps: An Historical Survey
1st Edition
By Claire Eliane Engel
August 19, 2026
Mountaineering in the Alps (1971) examines the two centuries of alpineering where mountaineering as we know it today was first invented and developed. It traces the first beginnings of the sport, as intrepid explorers ventured into the Alps, all the way up to the new developments of the late ...
New Dimensions of World Politics
1st Edition
Edited
By Geoffrey L. Goodwin, Andrew Linklater
August 19, 2026
New Dimensions of World Politics (1975) examines the changes to world politics as bankers, industrialists and scientists have taken more influence over world affairs from diplomats and soldiers. The content of ‘high politics’ has expanded from the security realm to include not only monetary, trade ...
Recent Controversies in Political Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Russell Lewis
August 19, 2026
First published in 1992, Recent Controversies in Political Economy presents a collection of articles on political economy and economic policy taken from Economic Affairs, the Institute’s magazine. Put together they constitute a sustained commentary on what is widely known as the ‘Thatcher era’. For...
Russia Enters the Twentieth Century: 1894-1917
1st Edition
Edited
By George Katkov, Erwin Oberländer, Nikolaus Poppe, Georg Von Rauch
August 19, 2026
First published in 1971 (in its English translation), Russia Enters the Twentieth Century provides a broad and detailed survey of Russia during the two decades leading up to the revolution. An international team of scholars examines each significant aspect of Russian life to create a comprehensive ...
Short Studies in the Nature of Music
1st Edition
By Herbert Antcliffe
August 19, 2026
Short Studies in the Nature of Music (1920) examines the origin and nature of music, prompting lines of thought for greater analysis. It touches on human nature, the arts and their importance to human life, and the sciences of psychology and sociology....
The Child in Context: Family-Systems Theory in Educational Psychology
1st Edition
By Jean Campion
August 19, 2026
First published in 1985, The Child in Context is the first to bring together the practice of educational psychology and the ‘family-systems’ theories regularly practised by psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers in their attempt to understand the relationship between individuals and the ...
The Mines of Tharsis: Roman, French and British Enterprise in Spain
1st Edition
By S. G. Checkland
August 19, 2026
Originally published in 1967, this book discusses the attempt in ancient and modern times to exploit one of the great mineral areas of Europe. The extraordinary Roman workings at Tharsis in south-west Spain were reopened in Queen Victoria’s reign, with the copper and sulphur they contained being ...
Town and Countryside: The English Landowner in the National Economy, 1660–1860
1st Edition
Edited
By C.W. Chalklin, J.R. Wordie
August 19, 2026
During the eighteenth century, England’s landowners played a vital role in the growth of the national economy. First published in 1989, Town and Countryside draws together important research on the ways in which both urban and rural landed classes promoted this growth in industry, commerce, and ...
Youth Unemployment and the Family: Voices of Disordered Times
1st Edition
By Patricia Allatt, Susan Yeandle
August 19, 2026
First published in 1992, Youth Unemployment and the Family examines an area of social life which has not been investigated widely: the relationship between parents and young adults living in the parental home. Tracing the effects of a poor labour market on 40 families in the North-East, the book ...
A Social History of French Catholicism 1789–1914
1st Edition
By Ralph Gibson
August 18, 2026
First published in 1989, A Social History of French Catholicism 1789–1914 is a clear survey of over a hundred years of Catholicism in French society. It chronicles the religious experience of French men and women, both clergy and laity, in post-revolutionary France. The book begins with a look at ...
Britain in the 1970s: The Troubled Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Coopey, Nicholas Woodward
August 18, 2026
Britain in the 1970s (1996) provides an objective appraisal of the workings and failings of the British economy in the 1970s. Seen as a turning point in the postwar economy, the 1970s have come under increasing attention from historians, economists and political scientists. By examining the decade ...