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Chieftainship and Legitimacy: An Anthropological Study of Executive Law in Lesotho
1st Edition
By Ian Hamnett
July 31, 2026
First published in 1975, Chieftainship and Legitimacy by Ian Hamnett is a seminal work in the anthropology of law. Hamnett argues that law should be recognized as a distinct social category rather than merely an aspect of social control. Through an illuminating analysis of customary law in ...
Distributive Trading: An Economic Analysis
1st Edition
By Margaret Hall
July 31, 2026
First published in 1949, Distributive Trading: An Economic Analysis by Margaret Hall offers a detailed examination of the economic dynamics of retail and wholesale trade. Based on rigorous analysis, the book explores topics such as the mounting costs of distribution, advertising, resale price ...
Language in Africa: An Introductory Survey
1st Edition
By Edgar A. Gregersen
July 31, 2026
First published in 1977, Language in Africa offers a comprehensive exploration of the linguistic diversity and complexity of the African continent. This seminal work is structured into six parts, beginning with foundational chapters that introduce linguistic methodology and theory, setting the ...
Mauryan Public Finance
1st Edition
By M. H. Gopal
July 31, 2026
First published in 1935, Mauryan Public Finance by M.H. Gopal explores the economic administration of the Mauryan Empire through the lens of modern economics. Drawing primarily from Kautilya’s Arthashastra and comparing it with ancient Athens, Gopal examines revenue sources like land, mines, and ...
Nationalism and Violence
1st Edition
Edited
By Chirstopher Dandeker
July 31, 2026
First published in 1998, Nationalism and Violence, edited by Christopher Dandeker, provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the roots of violent national conflicts within and between states. With contributions from leading scholars, the book explores sociological, economic, and psychological ...
Outlines of Polish History: A Course of Lectures Delivered at King's College, University of London
1st Edition
By Roman Dyboski
July 31, 2026
First published in 1925, Outlines of Polish History by Roman Dyboski offers a comprehensive exploration of Poland’s rich and tumultuous past. Based on lectures delivered at King’s College, University of London, the book is divided into two parts. The first traces the rise of the Polish state, its ...
Preface to a Christian Sociology
1st Edition
By Cyril E. Hudson
July 31, 2026
First published in 1935, Preface to a Christian Sociology by Cyril E. Hudson examines the Church's prophetic role in addressing societal challenges. It explores the transition to modernity, the Church's charter, true and false social objectives, contemporary discontents, and the spiritual ...
The Metres of English Poetry
1st Edition
By Enid Hamer
July 31, 2026
First published in 1930, The Metres of English Poetry is an insightful study of English prosody, designed to cater to both the general poetry enthusiast and the advanced scholar or university student. The opening chapter offers a lucid explanation of the principles of English metre, challenging and...
The Spirit of Russia: Volume Three
1st Edition
By Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, George Gibian
July 31, 2026
First published in English in 1967, The Spirit of Russia by Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, edited by George Gibian, is a profound exploration of Russian thought, literature, and culture. This work examines the philosophies and ideologies of key Russian writers, including Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and others, ...
The Value of Medicine
1st Edition
By Philip Rhodes
July 31, 2026
Originally published in 1976, this book surveys the development of medicine through history and examines how it has related to society and the climate of opinion at different times. The main discussion, based on broad experience in the UK and Australia is what medicine’s place in the world should ...
A Study in Creative History: The Interaction of the Eastern and Western Peoples to 500 B.C.
1st Edition
By O.E. Burton
July 08, 2026
A Study in Creative History (1932) aims to present the main movements of thought as they emerge clearly into history. The book offers the view that the main developments prior to 500 B.C. were the emergence of the Prophetic school in Israel, of Mazdaism in Persia, of Brahmanism, Buddhism in India ...
A Test of Poetry
1st Edition
By Louis Zukofsky
July 08, 2026
A Test of Poetry (1932) is a comparative study of poetry from Homer to the twentieth century. By giving several translations of the same passage from Homer, an elegy of Ovid and lines from Herrick which read like an adaptation of Ovid, or a fifteenth century poem about a cock and a recent poem ...