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Three Middle-English Versions of the Rule of St. Benet: Two Contemporary Rituals for the Ordination of Nuns
1st Edition
By Ernst A. Kock
June 30, 2020
First published in 1902, this volume contains an extensive, technical scholarly introduction, followed by three Middle-English versions of the Rule of St. Benet along with the Northern Lansdowne Ritual on the reception of novices and the Vespasian Ritual of making a nun. As St Benet is the Medieval...
Thucydides: A Study in Historical Reality
1st Edition
By G.F. Abbott
June 30, 2020
First published in 1925, this thoughtful volume constitutes an excellent English introduction to one of the great ancient historians. Originating from its author’s re-reading of Thucydides during World War I, it sought to place Thucydides not as the production of a remote world, but instead of one ...
Trade Unions
1st Edition
By Geoffrey Drage
June 30, 2020
First published in 1905, this book offers a perspective on the aims and objectives of British trade unions. It details the history, constitution and aims of the trade union, challenging the misconception that a trade union exists solely to foster strikes, harass employers and hamper industry, and ...
Vocational Studies, Lifelong Learning and Social Values: Investigating Education, Training and NVQs Under the New Deal
1st Edition
By Terry Hyland
June 30, 2020
Published in 1999. Lifelong learning is the slogan with which the Labour Government has chosen to publicise and popularise its values and policies for post-16 education and training under the new administration. Dr. Hyland’s book subjects New Labour policy - particularly developments surrounding ...
What is the Bible?
1st Edition
By J.A. Ruth
June 30, 2020
First published in 1904, this volume questioned whether the Bible is in its entirety the literal Word of God. The author’s strong background in evangelical Christianity led them to question numerous theological experts and ministers on the topic and conclude that the Bible is as purely and entirely...
Where Do We Come From? Is Darwin Correct?: A Philosophical and Critical Study of Darwin's Theory of “Natural Selection”
1st Edition
By Herbert Morse
June 30, 2020
First published in 1911. The first chapter in this fascinating study devotes itself to a short preliminary introduction to Darwin’s ideas, and some remarks on the thoughts of the ancients on the subject and how matters stood in the period immediately preceding the appearance of Darwin himself. The ...
Woman in Italy: From the Introduction of the Chivalrous Service of Love to the Appearance of the Professional Actress
1st Edition
By William Boulting
June 30, 2020
First published in 1910, this study in social evolution from the 13th to the 16th century functioned as a successor to Jacob Burckhardt’s The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy (1860). The author developed Burckhardt’s idea of studying continuous trends over time whilst challenging his idea ...
Working Across Cultures: Study of Expatriate Nurses Working in Developing Countries in Primary Health Care
1st Edition
By Barbara A. Parfitt
June 30, 2020
Published in 1998, this work aims to challenge not only those expatriates who work overseas as consultants or practitioners in aid programmes but also the agencies who support aid programmes from the West. It identifies the values that influence practice and questions the validity of the ...
Working Europe: Reshaping European employment systems
1st Edition
Edited
By Jens Christiansen, Pertti Koistinen, Anne Kovalainen
June 30, 2020
Published in 1999, Working Europe: Reshaping European employment systems offers a fresh analysis of recent changes in labour markets and the restructuring of welfare states. The analyzes presented in the articles not only focus on labour market changes, but take up the important issues of: * How ...
Youth Justice: Contemporary Policy and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Barry Goldson
June 30, 2020
Published in 1999, the aim of this text is to offer a critical analysis of contemporary policy and practice in relation to children and crime. It provides an integrated edited text combining a critical commentary of contemporary social/criminal justice policy with analyses of progressive practice ...
New Labour and the European Union: Political Strategy, Policy Transition and the Amsterdam Treaty Negotiation
1st Edition
By Stefano Fella
April 28, 2020
This title was first published in 2002. This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on the UK-EU relationship and on the development of the Labour party since Tony Blair became leader in 1994, providing a detailed examination of the process of policy-making undertaken by Labour in ...
Youth in a Changing Karelia: A Comparative Study of Everyday Life, Future Orientations and Political Culture of Youth in North-West Russia and Eastern Finland
1st Edition
By Vesa Puuronen, Pentti Sinisalo, Larissa Shvets
April 14, 2020
This title was first published in 2000: The book is aimed at uncovering certain features of the future of Karelia, which is partly situated in Russia and Finland. The authors believe that this can be done by studying in depth the opinions, values, norms, beliefs, fears and hopes of young ...