Routledge Revivals: The True India (1939)

Routledge Revivals: The True India (1939)
Author: C.F. Andrews
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1315445786

First published in 1939, this book sets out to refute some of the ‘unjust charges laid at India’s door’ and correct the ‘false impressions’ that prevailed at the time. The author argues that the distorted view of the social conditions in India in the contemporary press and literature were detrimental to the relationships between East and West. Attempting to give a picture of the true state of affairs, they show that Hinduism was reforming from within and that it was unjust to still equate it with earlier periods. The Depressed classes, women’s rights, child marriage, Caste and Kalighat are all examined in detail. The book will be interest to students of colonial India and social history.

Communism and Development (Routledge Revivals)

Communism and Development (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Robert Bideleux
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-06-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317703057

First published in 1985, this book provides a comprehensive reappraisal of the diverse Communist development strategies that shaped the twentieth century. Robert Bideleux emphasises the appalling human and economic costs of the most widely adopted ‘Stalinist’ strategies of forced industrialisation and rural collectivisation. He also reconsiders the powerful arguments in favour of the most feasible and cost-effective alternatives to Stalinism, including ‘village communisms’ and ‘market socialisms’. A highly readable and challenging study, this reissue will be of particular value to students with research interests in Development Studies, East European History and Politics.

A Perspective of Wages and Prices (Routledge Revivals)

A Perspective of Wages and Prices (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Henry Phelps Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136310193

First published in book form in 1981, this collection of essays originally written between 1955 and 1966 contains ground-breaking research and analysis on the study of wages and prices across seven centuries, with particular reference to builder’s wage rates and the price of a bundle of the commodities on which these wages might be spent. These seminal contributions to the economics of labour and economic growth did much to fuel the debate surrounding the problems of inflation, stability and changes in the purchasing power of money upon the book’s initial publication. These concerns are every bit as relevant in today’s post credit-crunch society and this reissue will be welcomed by all students of economic history and labour economics.

Inside India Today (Routledge Revivals)

Inside India Today (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Dilip Hiro
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1135048231

Events in the Indian sub-continent during the 1970s, where, in the summer of 1975, the ruling party engineered a ‘constitutional’ coup by declaring a national emergency, re-emphasised the need for a fuller understanding of India’s social system and people. First published the following year, in 1976, Inside India Today attempted to fulfil that need. Drawing on personal interviews, conducted during his two years’ travels throughout the country collecting a mass of first hand evidence, and on various surveys and studies published in the press, the author sketches a broad portrait of Indian life in the villages and cities. Hiro relates this research to the existing socio-political structure of the time: the constitutional framework, the electoral system, the performance of the Indian National Congress and the Communist system. Written in an accessible, engaging style and containing a wealth of information and insight, Inside India Today is a major contribution towards the scholarship surrounding this complex and fascinating country.

Handbook of Latin American Literature (Routledge Revivals)

Handbook of Latin American Literature (Routledge Revivals)
Author: David William Foster
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 821
Release: 2015-06-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 131751825X

First published in 1987 (this second edition in 1992), the Handbook of Latin American Literature offers readers the opportunity to explore this literary history in the English Language and constitutes an ideological approach to Latin American Literature. It provides both concise information concerning particular authors, works, and literary traditions of Latin America as well as comprehensive material about the various national literatures of the area. This book will therefore be of interest to Hispanic scholars, as well as more general readers and non-Hispanists.

Routledge Revivals: Economic Control (1955)

Routledge Revivals: Economic Control (1955)
Author: Michael P. Fogarty
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2017-11-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351387405

First published in 1955, this book offers a detailed history from the past to the mid-20th century on economic control. The book examines economic competition, particularly regarding the British economic system, and Fogarty looks at its scope, as well as its limits. This analysis considers working conditions in the mid-20th century, examining the impacts of industry on the life and work of the British agricultural population. The book first examines production decisions, arguing that a systematic and periodic overhaul of control mechanisms are required. Fogarty goes to give a detailed analysis on decisions about industry objectives. Ultimately, a broader look is given on the wider economic setting, and the definition of the economist is itself examined, taking into account the wider role that economics played in 20th century society.

Border Dialogues (Routledge Revivals)

Border Dialogues (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Iain Chambers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2013-10-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317911385

First published in 1990, Border Dialogues explores some of the territories of contemporary culture, philosophy and criticism. It touches on arguments surrounding Nietzsche and Italian ‘weak thought’, the mysteries of being ‘British’, and with more immediate concerns such as computers, fashion, gender and ethnicity. The chapters explore how such different strands are joined together, and how this can lead to a reassessment of contemporary cultural criticism. This innovative and interesting reissue will be of particular interest to students of critical theory, cultural studies, radical philosophy and deconstruction.

Sociology (Routledge Revivals)

Sociology (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Tom B. Bottomore
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 607
Release: 2010-01-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136968768

First published in 1962, this seminal work is an introduction to sociology in a world context, and a sophisticated guide to the major themes, problems and controversies in contemporary sociology. The book remains unique in its organisation and presentation of sociological ideas and problems, in it s lack of insularity (its wide coverage of diverse types of society and of sociological thought from various cultural traditions), and in its systematic connection of sociology with the broad themes of modern social and political thought.

Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763 (Routledge Revivals)

Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763 (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Alan Gallay
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 923
Release: 2015-06-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317487184

First published in 1996, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference resource that pulls together a vast amount of material on a rich historical era, presenting it in a balanced way that offers hard-to-find facts and detailed information. The volume was the first encyclopedic account of the United States' colonial military experience. It features 650 essays by more than 130 historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, and other scholarly experts on a variety of topics that cover all of colonial America's diverse peoples. In addition to wars, battles, and treaties, analytical essays explore the diplomatic and military history of over 50 Native American groups, as well as Dutch, English, French, Spanish, and Swiss colonies. It's the first source to consult for the political activities of an Indian nation, the details about the disposition of forces in a battle, or the significance of a fort to its size, location, and strength. In addition to its reference capabilities, the book's detailed material has been, and will continue to be highly useful to students as a supplementary text and as a handy source for reporters and papers.

British Macroeconomic Policy since 1940 (Routledge Revivals)

British Macroeconomic Policy since 1940 (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Jim Tomlinson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317831624

Originally published in1985, Jim Tomlinson charters the route of British macroeconomic policy in the post-war era. This book argues that the objectives of macroeconomic policy have not been constant; that the emphasis has shifted from one item to another over time; and that this uncertainty and inconsistency over objectives goes a long way to explaining why macroeconomics management has not been a startling success.