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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 ...
The Dissolution of Communist Power: The Case of Hungary
1st Edition
By Agnes Horvath, Arpad Szakolczai
December 01, 2026
The speed and seeming ease with which the communist systems of Eastern Europe collapsed raise interesting questions about the stability of the structure that held them in place. The book explains the demise of communist power by analysing in detail the internal apparatus of the communist regime in ...
The Mind of the Growing Child
1st Edition
Edited
By Viscountess Erleigh
December 01, 2026
Originally published in 1928 and now reissued with a new Preface by Anthony Hulse and a substantial introduction by Gill Gregory, the granddaughter of the author Dr. Hazel Chodak Gregory, this is a remarkable collection of essays. It represents a major contribution to a subject that is increasingly...
Applied Sociological Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By R. J. Anderson, W. W. Sharrock
November 02, 2026
Originally published in 1984 Applied Sociological Perspectives is an introductory guide to the major substantive topics in sociology, specifically designed to be used alongside a theory-centred text such as Perspectives in Sociology. For many students with no previous experience of sociological ...
Breastfeeding, Child Health & Child Spacing: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Valerie Hull, Mayling Simpson
November 02, 2026
Breastfeeding has been recognized as a major factor not only in the nutrition of the young child, but also in the health of the mother, patterns of fertility within societies and as a characteristic of a particular culture. First published in 1985, Breastfeeding, Child Health & Child Spacing ...
Bucks and Bruisers: Pierce Egan and Regency England
1st Edition
By J.C. Reid
November 02, 2026
First published in1971, Bucks and Bruisers is a critical biography of Pierce Egan that examines his life and career. Through Egan’s life and work, it explores the Regency and Interregnum periods, providing both a social and literary history of the era. Due to the limited accessibility of Egan’s ...
Child Custody and Divorce: The Law in Social Context
1st Edition
By Susan Maidment
November 02, 2026
The number of divorces that involve custody orders for children rose constantly in the 1980s. It is against this background that Susan Maidment wrote the thought-provoking Child Custody and Divorce (originally published in 1984). It is the author’s contention that the nature of custody ...