Books by A. Butler

These are shown to follow from the interaction of a minimalist syntax with a semantics that directly assigns a model-theoretic interpretation to syntactic logical forms. The book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of syntax and semantics.

The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs.

This framework of analysis generates a comparative account of European socialist parties and their attitudes to international institutions - especially the European Union - and suggests a favourable prognosis for the future of socialism.

South Africa's 1994 election was widely hailed around the world as miraculous. This book will be essential reading for specialists in South Africa, and will appeal to political theorists, students of comparative politics, and historians.