Our new publications this week include: Swifts Angers by Claude Rawson of Yale University, described by Terry Eagleton as probably the most accomplished Swift specialist in the business. This book offers fresh insights into Swifts bleak view of human nature, his brilliant wit, and the indignations and self-divisions of his writings and political activism. Moral China in the Age of Reform by Jiwei Ci from The University Of Hong Kong (HKU) offers a systematic treatment of moral crisis and freedom in China today, as a neglected dimension of reform Britains Two World Wars Against Germany by Brian Bond of Kings College London considers Britains role and performance in the two World Wars. Whilst they continue to generate considerable debate the wars are rarely considered together. Leading military historian Brian Bond here challenges the popular view of the First World War as catastrophic and futile in contrast to the Second World War as a well-conducted and victorious moral crusade. The third edition of #Socialist Planning by Michael Ellman of Universiteit van Amsterdam. Stefan Hedlund (Research Director at the Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University) says Michael Ellmans book is a true classic, erudite, exhaustive and meticulously researched. Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, it remains the ultimate source on the theory and experience of socialist economic planning. Both students and fellow scholars will be pleased to see it brought up to date, incorporating what has been learned since the collapse of the USSR. #ClimateChange in Deserts by Martin Williams of The University of Adelaide: This book considers the causes and consequences of desertification and proposes four key conditions for achieving ecologically sustainable use of natural resources in arid and semi-arid areas.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:05:27 +0000
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