Cost Planning and Building Economics (1973) looks at the technique of planning costs before and during construction, of particular use to students preparing career in chartered surveying and associated building economics.
This book explores the development of sexual ethics in medieval Poland, focusing on how the process of Christianization integrated Poland into the Western European cultural sphere, and how the adoption of Christian norms and practices significantly shaped its moral and legal views on sexuality.
The Reality of This World analyzes one of the most influential concepts known to humanity-"e;the world"e;-focusing primarily on the material conditions of our existence.
Cost Planning and Building Economics (1973) looks at the technique of planning costs before and during construction, of particular use to students preparing career in chartered surveying and associated building economics.
Crisis in the East European Economy (1982) is a collection of essays, written by leading specialists in centrally planned economies, examining developments in late-stage Soviet-style economies in East European countries.
The Industrial Crisis (1933) examines the causes and effects of the Stock Market Crash of 1929, looking at the political causes and ramifications as well as the economic ones.
This collection of essays represents the very first effort to assess the importance of Bridget Manningham's Rivall Friendship, a seventeenth-century manuscript that concerns the English Civil War, surviving in only one copy at the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL.
Investment Economics (1969) examines the process of investment decision-making in firms, looking at the theory of investment and the details of investment theory in business practice.
British Economic Performance 1880-1980 (1985) consists of a collection of documents illustrating the development of the British economy in the twentieth century.
This monograph presents a microstudy of a crucially important and profoundly revealing location: the territory around the modern city of Lecco, which lies on the eastern branch of Lake Como, in Lombardy (northern Italy).
The History of Trade Union Organisation in the North Staffordshire Potteries (1931) is an account, by a potter and trade unionist, of trade unionism in the pottery industry of North Staffordshire.
The Allocation of Resources (1978) examines the main problems associated with resource allocation, such as those arising from economies of scale, externalities, short- and long-run market adjustments, and government intervention in various sectors of the economy.
This book endeavors to provide a balanced analytical treatment of ethnic nationalists, state leaders, and foreign intervenors in China's frontier politics, explaining systematically the circumstances of their entanglements, and traces in detail the underlying and lasting causes and effects of their association-from the closing years of the last Chinese imperial dynasty in the late nineteenth century to the present day.
Crisis in the East European Economy (1982) is a collection of essays, written by leading specialists in centrally planned economies, examining developments in late-stage Soviet-style economies in East European countries.
England in Transition (1931) examines life and work in eighteenth-century England, a time of massive upheaval as the Industrial Revolution changed every aspect of the country's economic and social conditions.
Economics of the Australian Service Sector (1977) assesses the crucial role of service activities in contributing to gross product or absorbing the workforce.
This book endeavors to provide a balanced analytical treatment of ethnic nationalists, state leaders, and foreign intervenors in China's frontier politics, explaining systematically the circumstances of their entanglements, and traces in detail the underlying and lasting causes and effects of their association-from the closing years of the last Chinese imperial dynasty in the late nineteenth century to the present day.
Applied Measures for Promoting Technological Growth (1973) provides a comprehensive treatment of the whole range of developmental problems facing the technologically backward society, and suggests clear-cut approaches to the solution of these difficulties.
Intervention in the Mixed Economy (1974) examines the problem of state intervention in mixed economies by analysing some of the most important aspects of British industrial policy of the early 1970s.
The Price Level (1935) looks at the mechanisms used by the government to control the trade balance and price level during the nineteenth century, and sets out the reasons why these measures were no longer suitable in the twentieth century.
This monograph presents a microstudy of a crucially important and profoundly revealing location: the territory around the modern city of Lecco, which lies on the eastern branch of Lake Como, in Lombardy (northern Italy).
Through the lens of the Balkan nations, this volume makes a valuable and significant contribution to the fields of European and Southeast European studies by reconsidering the East/West dichotomy - both in terms of the Orient-Occident divide and the Eastern-Western Europe binary.
Investment Economics (1969) examines the process of investment decision-making in firms, looking at the theory of investment and the details of investment theory in business practice.
Rather than looking at different manifestations of early modern piracy as geographically and temporally isolated cultural phenomena, Practices and Narratives of Early Modern Piracy: Connecting the Seas (1550-1800) pursues a comprehensive approach to this field of study.
Marketing in a Competitive Economy (1965) is a scientific study of marketing in the Western world, taking as a starting point a competitive economy and freedom for consumers.
Planning and Economic Growth (1965) is an analysis of the problem of unemployment in an over-populated, under-developed economy, and of the relation of investment to employment.
This groundbreaking study examines courtyard architecture across Paris, Florence, Siena, Granada, and Yazd to reveal how the deliberate creation of emptiness-the "e;bounded void"e;-functions as architecture's primary generative principle.
Public Opinion, Ideology and State Welfare (1985) provides a comprehensive explanation of the patterns of ideas about the welfare state held by both academics and by the general public.
This book offers a uniquely comprehensive and authoritative account of the natural philosophy and of the conception of the laws of nature by Francis Bacon, one of the leading English reformers of natural science and an inspirer of the Scientific Revolution.
The Handbook of Feminisms in Japan seeks to give a broad and, even without prior knowledge of Japan, easily accessible introduction to a range of feminisms in this non-Western context.
Religious and Identity-Based Roots of the War in Ukraine critically analyses the religious and identity-based roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War from a long-term historical perspective.
China in Later Enlightenment Political Thought examines the ideas of China in the works of mid- to late-eighteenth century European Enlightenment political thinkers.
This comprehensive book study comprises two volumes, and the topics covered in this second volume are a continuation of those presented in the first volume.
The concept of recognition has moved to the forefront of philosophical research in recent decades, particularly in political and social philosophy but also related areas, including philosophy of race and gender, philosophy of mind and language, ethics and aesthetics.
This volume explores the practices of shopping in Europe during the long eighteenth century, a period during which consumption choices expanded to encompass much larger groups than before.
This comprehensive book study comprises two volumes, and the topics covered in this second volume are a continuation of those presented in the first volume.
Queer Migration and Drag in Japan: Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging explores how queer migration intersects with drag performance in Japan, illuminating the intricate interplay between gender, embodiment, and identity.
Drawing on extensive archival research at the UK National Archives, this volume examines how "e;London"e; (primarily British diplomats in Spain and officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) perceived the radical Basque nationalist group ETA's campaign of violence from 1968 to 1993.
This book examines the remarkably preserved Soca/Isonzo Front battlefield, exploring how its material heritage has shaped World War I (WW1) remembrance across changing political regimes along the Italian-Slovenian border.
