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Examines concepts including the individually orientated values of self-direction and acceptance, and those of role, adjustment and integration, which express the individual's relation to society. This book's concern is to see whether a coherent theory of the relationship between individual and society can be given in terms of these concepts.

Offers an introductory discussion of the importance of sociological knowledge, and particularly sociological theory, for the understanding of political life. This title covers the topics that include sociology and the discipline of politics, the elementary forms of political life, and the relationship between theory, evidence and insight.

Offers a contribution to the understanding of contemporary international institutions and the working of the British system of government. This book deals with the problems presented to British Government Departments by the emergence in the post-war world of a number of different international organisations.

Bringing the insights of analytical Political Philosophy to bear on the issues of social welfare and welfare provision, the authors discuss such issues as the basis of the sense of stigma involved in the receipt of welfare benefits, the right of welfare and the concepts of 'community'.

A collection of three essays that deals with the response of the philosophical mind to the world of reality, with the search for truth. It features an essay that study Descartes in three parts: analysing Descartes' philosophical operation, Descartes' Method, and the position of his philosophy within the historical context of philosophical thought.

Based on a lecture given before the Vienna Law Society in 1889, this title presents the doctrine of intentionality which is central to contemporary philosophy of mind.

Culture forms a complex framework of national, organizational and professional attitudes and values. In this text, the authors report the results of their ongoing exploration of the influences of culture in two professions - aviation and medicine.

The hardline, uncompromising theology preached by the English Church in the 16th and 17th Centuries had disturbing effects on the literature of the period. This study assesses the importance of the prevailing religious climate to the work of several major writers, both in and out of sympathy with the contemporary protestantism.

Suitable for students of the history of dress and also to those who enjoys social history, this title chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette since the middle ages, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata.

Focuses upon two of the twentieth century's important philosophers, Gyorgy Lukacs and Martin Heidegger, demonstrating the origins of existentialist thought in the implicit connection between the two. This book presents the application of methodology developed in "The Hidden God".

A collection of essays by British historian Max Beloff, designed to help us to understand and interpret the political problems of the twentieth century. It covers key areas such as the challenges and limitations of interpretation from a historian's perspective, and the appropriate scale for political activity and organisation in the modern world.

A study of how radical thought modifies its actions and ideologies in a time of unrealized and frustrated expectations. It focuses on Georges Sorel and the Europe of the fin de siecle, a time when socialist revolution was forcefully set aside by liberal reform.

Presents a series of five key lectures, first delivered at the London School of Economics in the autumn of 1917. This title outlines the author's theories on social investigation, freedom, law and the will of the state.

Deals with the social application of ethical principles for the common good. This book argues that the social ideal is to be sought not in the faultless unchanging system of an institutional Utopia, but in the love of a spiritual life with its unfailing system of harmonious growth unconfined.

Written by staff and pupils of the Cleves School, Newham, London, this text describes how they have succeeded in effectively accommodating children with moderate, severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties within mainstream classes.

A study of contemporary musicology, attending to both the wider repertoires now studied and the impact of theory on research in the humanities and social sciences. The analysis seeks to examine and explain the theoretical issues raised by various musics.

"The Empty Church Revisited" presents a systematic account of British churchgoing patterns since the 19th century, uncovering the factors and the statistics behind the considerable process of decline in church attendance.

Paul Sheppy argues that the Christian Church should construct its theological agenda on funerary theology and practice in dialogue with the disciplines of medicine, the law, philosophy, psychology and anthropology.

First published in 1985, this book is about Imperial Chemical Industries' response to the changing social, political, business and economic environment over the past twenty years. Using personal interviews and archival material, Andrew Pettigrew examines the evolution of business strategy, organisation structure and culture, technology and union-management relations within this corporate giant over an extended period of time. It is a compelling account, told from the inside, by one of the world's leading management and organisation theorists. The Awakening Giant has made a major practical and theoretical contribution to the study of corporate strategy, organisational analysis and change, and business history. Anyone with an interest in managing change in a large corporation will find this reissue rewarding reading.

First published in 1989, Chernobyl: The Long Shadow offers a balanced review of what happened there, why and how it happened, and what the main lessons and implications of the accident are. It looks back on events during and after the disaster, in particular reviewing how it and the radiation fallout were dealt with in different countries and looks forward to how the incident might affect the nuclear power industry around the world. The book explores the significance of the accident within the Soviet Union, considers its impact on public confidence in nuclear power, and reviews what improvements are necessary in emergency planning throughout the rest of the world. It is written from an inter-disciplinary perspective; based on detailedscienctific research, which is described in non-specialist terms, it considers themes like attitudes to nuclear power and political reaction to the accident itself. It sets the Chernobyl accident into a proper context. Chernobyl: The Long Shadow will appeal to students and teachers of geography, environmental science, international politics, nuclear physics, and to anyone interested in current affairs and environmental problems.

Published in 1984: The Waltharius and Ruodlieb are considered by many scholars to be among the finest works of medieval Latin literature. Both the Waltharius, composed by an anonymous eleventh-century poet from Southern Germany, are heroic narratives that provide examples of the creative transformation of the Latin epic tradition.

Originally published in 1992 and drawing from case studies from the Eastern and South-eastern frontiers of the EU, this book examines the changes in geography of European production in labour-intensive industries.

Originally published in 1988, this book is a complete translation of The Byelorussian Tristan, alongside textual notes.