‘Intimately Associated for Many Years’
This volume contains the correspondence of Anglican Bishop George Bell and the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Willem Visser’t Hooft, and reflects efforts made across the ecumenical movement to unite the Christian churches in an age of international crisis.
The history of spices and plantation crops is deeply entwined with colonialism, trade disputes, and revolution. This comprehensive work explores their antiquity, cultural significance, and global spread, revealing how these plants have historically shaped the world order.
In 1767, the Jesuits were expelled from Spanish America. This book provides an overview of their urban colegios and frontier missions at the time of the expulsion, focusing on the Guaraní missions. This volume contains a visual catalog of historic maps and images.
This book explores the roles Nigerian women have played since pre-colonial times in shaping their culture and society. It highlights the effects of patriarchy, colonialism, and industry on women in Africa’s most populous country, making a major contribution to women’s history.
This volume explores the historical background of contemporary social and economic issues. It argues that globalisation is not new, and that deep history offers essential lessons about wealth, the nature of money, and the understanding of justice.
This book penetrates the myths of Roman history, narrating its epic story from the founding of the Republic, through civil wars, to the rise of the Empire. One lesson is learned: Liberty is too valuable to be forsaken for the safety of “bread and circuses.”
American Gold in Post-Second World War Taiwan
U.S. gold, sent to stabilize China’s currency during WWII, played a pivotal role in enabling a free China to thrive in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek wisely used the remaining reserve to support Taiwan’s economy, creating crucial stability to avert a communist invasion.
This book explores the history of 28 American nations, focusing on how ethnic conflicts and wealth distribution hinder their development. In a readable form, it connects key historical events to each country’s current identity and socio-economic situation.
The Compassionate Rebel Revolution
This revised edition of the second volume in the award-winning Compassionate Rebel series features the inspiring stories of ordinary people from around the globe who have carried out extraordinary acts that are positively transforming our politics, culture and way of life.
2D-Nanophotocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation
This book explores 2D nanomaterials in photocatalytic hydrogen generation for clean, sustainable energy. It covers principles, synthesis, and enhancement strategies for materials like graphene and TMDs, while also exploring applications in CO2 reduction and future challenges.
A History of Police Reform in England and Wales
This comprehensive history of police reform charts its evolution from the 18th century to today. The first study of its kind, it explores the key reforms that shaped the modern police service, revealing their enduring legacies and their underlying flaws.
A Traditionalist History of the Great War, Book III
This book reassesses the lead-up to the First World War, viewing the failure of diplomacy as a result of an existential incompatibility between the Modernity-aligned Triple Entente and the Tradition-aligned Germanic empires, leading to a final show-down.
This book generates solutions to radicalism by reexamining human nature through biology and Spinoza’s philosophy. This unique combination creates a “Spinozist” vision, suggesting psycho-sociogenic solutions to mitigate violent radicalism, accessible to experts and non-experts.
This book questions the efficiency of propaganda and intelligence in peace operations. Through a comparative analysis of NATO in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan, it examines both NATO activities and the communication strategies of opposing elements.
This study of postwar MLB (1945-51) reveals how new, investment-minded owners slowed integration, until pioneers like Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck defied the status quo, finding success both on the field and at the gate.
The first collection to survey great books by African authors across the academic disciplines. Expert contributors select and analyze five landmark texts in their fields, exploring their profound influence on individuals and society.
How can we understand ancient Greek healing rituals when the men who recorded them could not know what occurred? This book compares ancient sources with modern rituals still performed by women, bringing both worlds into mutual illumination and offering new interpretations.
A History of Public Administration in the United States
This book examines the emergence of American public administration. As a history of American bureaucracy, it focuses on pivotal events, highlighting major controversies including the field’s anti-democratic origins, Congressional hostility, and early limits on the role of women.
This book examines the severe post-WWII conflict over immigration to Palestine and Britain’s policy of deporting immigrants to detention camps in Cyprus. It explores the perspectives of British officials, Jewish underground forces, and Palestinian Arabs.
Managerial Capitalism, Ethics, Secrets and the Business School
Tracing centuries of managerial development, this book is an exposé on management failures and academic greed. With daring insight, it reveals how we reached our current position and, more importantly, how we can progress toward a more ethical, sustainable future.