Humanities books

Social Change in the South Pacific (1957) summarises the results of applying historical and contemporary fieldwork...  Read More >>

Palestine of the Jews (1919) examines the history of Jewish Palestine, from 4,000 years ago to the early twentieth...  Read More >>

Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan (1924) was one of the first guides to Japanese illustration, and remains...  Read More >>

Economic Nationalism of the Danubian States (1928) examines the economic situations in the newly-configured countries...  Read More >>

The Struggle for the Pacific (1937) examines the rivalries and postures as various powers – European, the US, Japan...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, Augustan England provides ample substance to reinforce the thesis that the years from 1680...  Read More >>

American Literature as an Expression of the National Mind (1931) is a remarkable work that traces not only the history...  Read More >>

Architecture and Social Behavior (1977) presents the findings from a five year programme of research concerned with...  Read More >>

The Stationers’ Company (1960) examines the corporate existence, under one name or another, of the Stationers’ Company...  Read More >>

First published in 1980 Quakers in India is an account of the Quaker encounter with India from the day the first...  Read More >>

First Published in 1990, Moscow Graffiti is a unique and unprecedented look at the graffiti that began to appear...  Read More >>

First Published in 1985, the aim of this book is to define an aspect of Orwell’s literary identity which underlies...  Read More >>

First published in 1985, Shamans, Lamas and Evangelicals tells the little known yet fascinating story of a missionary...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, British Defence Policy in a Changing World provides an analysis of the changes which have...  Read More >>

First published in 1956, this book compares the old order of colonial government, represented by the Indirect Rule...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, The Mexican Economy presents a comprehensive survey of the Mexican economy and its problems...  Read More >>

In The Georgian Triumph, 1700–1830 (originally published in 1983), Michael Reed re-creates the ambience of eighteenth-century...  Read More >>

First published in 1939, Language Hunting in the Karakoram describes the journey taken by the author to the regions...  Read More >>

First published in 1985, Patterns of Kingship and Authority in Traditional Asia provides an excellent survey of...  Read More >>

From society belle in turn-of-the-century Seattle, to editor of Harper’s Bazaar and lady of a vast Scottish Highland...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1960, and the first of three volumes on the history of the Jews during the dispersal, this...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1964, this further volume in Poul Borchsenius’ history of the Jewish people, is the story...  Read More >>

The Little Book of Hogmanay is a feast of information exploring the history, folklore, tales, customs, food, drink...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1962, the title of this book is taken from Genesis and is an allusion to the establishment...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1963, this book covers one of the least known parts of Jewish history: the golden age of...  Read More >>